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Definition of involuntary manslaughter noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

involuntary manslaughter

noun
 
/ɪnˌvɒləntri ˈmænslɔːtə(r)/
 
/ɪnˌvɑːlənteri ˈmænslɔːtər/
 [uncountable] (law)
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  1. the crime of killing somebody illegally but not deliberately
    • She pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter with a sentence of five years.
    compare culpable homicide, homicide, manslaughter, murder, voluntary manslaughterTopics Crime and punishmentc2
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