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manslaughter n.过失杀人(罪) (1) 他被控告杀人。(2) 被告因杀人罪而被审判。(3) 法律必须区分谋杀和过失杀人罪。 Someone who kills another person accidentally or impulsively might be accused of manslaughter, a legal term that describes a killing which is not quite deliberate murder. Manslaughter is extremely serious, although it's usually punished less harshly than murder. Though the word laughter can be seen in manslaughter, it's no laughing matter — and it rhymes with daughter.

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英 ['mænslɔːtə(r)] 美 ['mænslɔːtər] (1) He was accused of manslaughter .(2) The defendant is up for manslaughter.(3) The law must draw a between murder and manslaughter. Manslaughter means killing someone without planning it beforehand. A defendant who's convicted of manslaughter is guilty of a serious crime, though less serious than murder. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]过失杀人；非预谋杀人罪 Manslaughter is the illegal killing of a person by someone who did not intend to kill them.   [LEGAL 法律]A judge accepted her plea that she was guilty of manslaughter, not murder.她申诉说自己并非蓄意谋杀，而是过失杀人，法官接受了她的申诉。

英语单词	manslaughter
英美音标	英 ['mænslɔːtə(r)] 美 ['mænslɔːtər]
中文释义	n.过失杀人(罪)
英语例句	(1) He was accused of manslaughter . (2) The defendant is up for manslaughter. (3) The law must draw a between murder and manslaughter.
中文例句	(1) 他被控告杀人。 (2) 被告因杀人罪而被审判。 (3) 法律必须区分谋杀和过失杀人罪。
vocabulary简明	Manslaughter means killing someone without planning it beforehand. A defendant who's convicted of manslaughter is guilty of a serious crime, though less serious than murder.
vocabulary扩展	Someone who kills another person accidentally or impulsively might be accused of manslaughter, a legal term that describes a killing which is not quite deliberate murder. Manslaughter is extremely serious, although it's usually punished less harshly than murder. Though the word laughter can be seen in manslaughter, it's no laughing matter — and it rhymes with daughter.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]过失杀人；非预谋杀人罪 Manslaughter is the illegal killing of a person by someone who did not intend to kill them. [LEGAL 法律] A judge accepted her plea that she was guilty of manslaughter, not murder. 她申诉说自己并非蓄意谋杀，而是过失杀人，法官接受了她的申诉。

Manslaughter Murder Killing Accused Defendant Guilty Person 英