culpable homicide
noun/ˌkʌlpəbl ˈhɒmɪsaɪd/
/ˌkʌlpəbl ˈhɑːmɪsaɪd/
[uncountable] (law)- (in some countries) the crime of killing somebody illegally but not deliberately compare involuntary manslaughter, justifiable homicide
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