Manslaughter
Origin
From Middle English manslaÈter, manslauter, equivalent to man + slaughter, or taken as an adaptation of Old English mannslieht, mannsleaht ("homicide"), from mann("man, person") + slieht("stroke, slaying"), see manslaught. Cognate with Scots manslauchter ("homicide").
Full definition of manslaughter
Noun
manslaughter
(plural manslaughters)- An act of killing a human being unlawfully, but not wilfully (as opposed to murder).