Example sentences for: manslaughter

How can you use “manslaughter” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The court upheld a trial judge's decision to 1) reduce Woodward's conviction from murder to manslaughter in the death of an 8-month-old baby and 2) reduce her prison sentence from 15 years to the 279 days she had already served.

  • One particularly invoked George Orwell's 1984 . Other issues: child porn on the Net, on-the-scene news on television, and whether parents who leave children to suffocate in a hot car should be charged with manslaughter.

  • Coach Dick Vermeil of the St. Louis Rams is quoted saying this about a linebacker charged last week with involuntary manslaughter in a crash in which the other driver died: "I think it'll be good for him to get back and get with his teammates and get going again."

  • The upbeat spin: The obstruction conviction makes up for the manslaughter acquittal by reaffirming (especially to angry Italians) that U.S. military misdeeds won't go unpunished.

  • Involuntary manslaughter usually involves recklessness but not premeditation."


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