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Meaning of MANSLAUGHTER

Pronunciation:  'man`slotur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 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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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.

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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
 
 Definition: Dreaming of manslaughter means fear and scandal.
 
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Legal Dictionary
 
 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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