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词汇 voluntary manslaughter
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Definition of voluntary manslaughter in English:

voluntary manslaughter

noun
mass nounLaw
  • The crime of killing another person unlawfully in circumstances that do not amount to murder (for example, without premeditation or as a result of mitigating circumstances such as diminished responsibility)

    he pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in an agreement with prosecutors last year.
    • Charged with voluntary manslaughter, he spent three weeks in jail.
    • She was arrested Monday on suspicion of voluntary manslaughter and causing willful harm to a child.
    • A registered sex offender with convictions for voluntary manslaughter, rape and kidnapping, he has been in custody since August.
    • Marin County prosecutors filed a voluntary manslaughter charge in a Dillon Beach shooting after a second judge rejected a murder charge.
    • No charges have yet been brought but conviction for voluntary manslaughter carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison in Brazil.
    • She was sentenced Tuesday in Los Angeles after pleading no contest to voluntary manslaughter.
    • She pleaded guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter in September.

Definition of voluntary manslaughter in US English:

voluntary manslaughter

noun
Law
  • The crime of killing another person unlawfully in circumstances that do not amount to murder (for example, without premeditation or as a result of mitigating circumstances such as diminished responsibility)

    he pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Charged with voluntary manslaughter, he spent three weeks in jail.
    • She was sentenced Tuesday in Los Angeles after pleading no contest to voluntary manslaughter.
    • She was arrested Monday on suspicion of voluntary manslaughter and causing willful harm to a child.
    • Marin County prosecutors filed a voluntary manslaughter charge in a Dillon Beach shooting after a second judge rejected a murder charge.
    • He pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in an agreement with prosecutors last year.
    • She pleaded guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter in September.
    • No charges have yet been brought but conviction for voluntary manslaughter carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison in Brazil.
    • A registered sex offender with convictions for voluntary manslaughter, rape and kidnapping, he has been in custody since August.
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