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."
雙語例句
1. Her plea of guilty to manslaughter through provocation was rejected.
她因受到挑釁而過失殺人的有罪答辯被駁回。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Those drivers should face an automatic charge of manslaughter.
那些司機必然會受到過失殺人的指控。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The driver was arrested on a charge of manslaughter.
司機以過失殺人罪被逮捕.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. Borland was cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
基于精神失常可減輕刑事責任的理由，博蘭被免除了謀殺罪，但仍然獲判過失殺人。
來自柯林斯例句
5. She was cleared of murder and jailed for just five years for manslaughter.