Pronunciation: | | 'man`slotur
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [n] unlawful killing of a human being without malice |
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| See Also: | | chance-medley, kill, killing, putting to death |
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| Definition: | | Manslaughter In his 15th outing, claims investigator (and sometime private eye) Stanley Hastings gets a bit more than he bargained for when his latest client, a victim of blackmail, is charged with in the murder of his blackmailer. more details ... |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Man"slaugh`ter\, n.
1. The slaying of a human being; destruction of men.
--Milton.
2. (Law) The unlawful killing of a man, either in negligenc?
or incidentally to the commission of some unlawful act,
but without specific malice, or upon a sudden excitement
of anger.
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Dream Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | Dreaming of manslaughter means fear and scandal. |
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| Definition: | | The unlawful killing of another without intent to kill; either voluntary (upon a sudden impulse); or involuntary (during the commission of an unlawful act not ordinarily expected to result in great bodily harm). (See also murder.) |
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