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  2. Manslaughter (United States law) - Wikipedia

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    Three types of unlawful killings constitute manslaughter. First, there is voluntary manslaughter which is an intentional homicide committed in "sudden heat of passion" as the result of adequate provocation. Second, there is the form of involuntary manslaughter which is an unintentional homicide that was committed in a criminally negligent manner.

  3. Manslaughter - Wikipedia

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    Manslaughter is a common law legal term for homicide considered by law as less culpable than murder. The distinction between murder and manslaughter is sometimes said to have first been made by the ancient Athenian lawmaker Draco in the 7th century BC. [1] The definition of manslaughter differs among legal jurisdictions.

  4. List of types of killing - Wikipedia

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    Manslaughter - murder, but under legally mitigating circumstances. Omnicide – the act of killing all humans, to create intentional extinction of the human species (Latin: omni "all, everyone"). Pedicide – the act of killing children.

  5. Murder in United States law - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, the law for murder varies by jurisdiction. In many US jurisdictions there is a hierarchy of acts, known collectively as homicide, of which first-degree murder and felony murder [1] are the most serious, followed by second-degree murder and, in a few states, third-degree murder, which in other states is divided into voluntary manslaughter, and involuntary manslaughter such ...

  6. Alec Baldwin Sued by Halyna Hutchins' Family for Negligence ...

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    Our involuntary manslaughter statute covers unintentional killings, unintentional homicides," she explained to CNN. "The rest of our homicide statutes cover intentional. But unintentional means ...

  7. List of punishments for murder in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Vehicular Manslaughter (Gross Negligence) Up to 1 year in county jail as a misdemeanor. 2, 4, or 6 years in state prison as a felony. Vehicular Manslaughter for Financial Gain 4, 6, or 10 years in state prison Involuntary Manslaughter 2, 3, or 4 years (a strike under California Three Strikes Law if a firearm was used) Voluntary Manslaughter

  8. Her son shot himself by accident with her gun. Should she be ...

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    Unintentional shootings boil down to the instrument: the gun. Prevent access, prevent the shooting. And yet that is proving difficult, vexing officials in public health and criminal justice amid ...

  9. Ex-Minneapolis cop pleads guilty in George Floyd killing

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    Chauvin was convicted of state murder and manslaughter charges last ... call for a range from about 3 1/2 years to four years and nine months in prison for second-degree unintentional manslaughter ...