manslaughter

Noun

countable obsolete uncountable

(obsolete) The slaying of a human being.

Japanese Meaning

（古語的な意味）人間を殺す行為

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

学者たちは、17世紀のいくつかの文献では人間の殺害が現代のより狭い犯罪概念ではなく、あらゆる人の殺害を指していたと指摘した。

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Sense（1）

(obsolete) The slaying of a human being.

For that cause We decreed for the Children of Israel that whosoever killeth a human being for other than manslaughter or corruption in the earth, it shall be as if he had killed all mankind, and whoso saveth the life of one, it shall be as if he had saved the life of all mankind.

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Sense（2）

(law) The unlawful killing of a human, either in negligence or incidentally to the commission of some unlawful act, but without specific malice, or upon a sudden excitement of anger; considered less culpable than murder, but more culpable than justifiable homicide.

manslaughters

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