The Only Use
manslaughter
in
The Outsiders
(Edited)
- But they were charging Johnny with manslaughter.
p. 108.1manslaughter = the crime of unintentionally killing someone
Definitions:
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(1)
(manslaughter) unintentional killing of a personManslaughter 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).
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)