The Only Use of
manslaughter
in
The Outsiders
- But they were charging Johnny with manslaughter.
p. 108.0manslaughter = the crime of unintentionally killing someone
Definition:
unintentional killing of a person
Manslaughter can be involuntary (as when a drunk driver accidentally kills someone), or voluntary (as when there was no plan to kill someone, but then the person kills in the heat of passion).