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manslaughter

noun
🔊/ˈmænslɔːtə(r)/
🔊/ˈmænslɔːtər/
 [uncountable, countable] (law法律)
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  1. the crime of killing somebody illegally but not deliberately过失杀人
    • The charge has been reduced to manslaughter.指控已减轻为过失杀人。
    • The directors of the railway company could be charged with corporate manslaughter.铁路公司的主管可能被控集体杀人。
    • a rise in the number of murders and manslaughters谋杀和过失杀人案的数量增加
    compare culpable homicide, homicide, murderTopics Crime and punishmentc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • attempted
    • involuntary
    • voluntary
    • …
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