involuntary manslaughter
noun
: manslaughter resulting from the failure to perform a legal duty expressly required to safeguard human life, from the commission of an unlawful act not constituting a felony, or from the commission of a lawful act in a negligent or improper manner
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He was retried on lesser charges, with another jury acquitting him of involuntary manslaughter and hanging on a charge of voluntary manslaughter.
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2024
Two years after Michael Jackson died in 2009, Dr. Conrad Murray would be convicted of involuntary manslaughter.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
Baker doesn’t believe that the defense lawyers’ arguments will sway the judge, based on what unfolded at the trial of Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the Rust armorer convicted of involuntary manslaughter in March.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer on Friday upheld an indictment charging Baldwin with one count of involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021.
—CBS News, 24 May 2024
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2024
Two years after Michael Jackson died in 2009, Dr. Conrad Murray would be convicted of involuntary manslaughter.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
Baker doesn’t believe that the defense lawyers’ arguments will sway the judge, based on what unfolded at the trial of Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the Rust armorer convicted of involuntary manslaughter in March.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer on Friday upheld an indictment charging Baldwin with one count of involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021.
—CBS News, 24 May 2024
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“Involuntary manslaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/involuntary%20manslaughter. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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