(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:02:57

Man"slaugh`ter (?), n.

1.

The slaying of a human being; destruction of men.

Milton.

2. Law

The unlawful killing of a man, either in negligenc or incidentally to the commission of some unlawful act, but without specific malice, or upon a sudden excitement of anger.

 

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