manslaughter

• n. 殺人；過失致死；殺人一般

人、人間、虐殺、切断。法律用語の過失致死で使われる。

manslaughter (n.)

mid-14c., " act, crime, or sin of killing another human being," in battle or not, from man (n.) + slaughter (n.). Replaced Old English mannsl?ht (Anglian), mannslieht (West Saxon), from sl?ht, slieht "act of killing" (see slay). Etymologically identical with homicide, but in legal use usually distinguished from murder and restricted to "simple homicide."

1. Her plea of guilty to manslaughter through provocation was rejected.

彼女の挑発を受けた過失殺人の有罪答弁は却下された。

2.Those drivers should face an automatic charge of manslaughter .

それらの運転手は必然的に過失殺人の告発を受ける。

3.The driver was arrested on a charge of manslaughter .

運転手が過失殺人の罪で逮捕された。

4.Borland was cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.

精神異常が刑事責任を軽減できるという理由で、博蘭は殺人罪を免除されたが、過失殺人の判決を受けた。

5.She was cleared of murder and jailed for just five years for manslaughter .

彼女は殺人罪は成立せず、過失殺人罪だけで5年の禁固刑を言い渡された。