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Meanings of killing in self-defense in English

Russian
непредумышленное убийство
Portuguese
crime culposo
Spanish
homicidio sin premeditación
Catalan
homicidi preterintencional

Crime of killing of a human being by another human being, less serious than murder.

        непредумышленное убийство
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        Examples for "manslaughter"
        Examples for "manslaughter"
        1
        The new term is longer than the average given in manslaughter cases.
        The Guardian
        2
        Under Israeli law, manslaughter can carry a maximum 20 years behind bars.
        Reuters
        3
        He faced a possible sentence of 200 years if convicted of manslaughter.
        The Irish Times
        4
        Under Oklahoma law, first-degree manslaughter carries a minimum sentence of four years.
        Reuters
        5
        Involuntary manslaughter is the law we use to punish people for accidents.
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        1
        He also offered for jurors to consider a charge of involuntary manslaughter.
        Ebony
        2
        His public defender pleaded him out to a charge of involuntary manslaughter.
        The blue edge of midnight
        3
        The inventor, Peter Madsen, is being held on charges of involuntary manslaughter.
        The Irish Times
        4
        Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter on Monday.
        BBC
        5
        But Murray has pleaded not guilty to the charge of involuntary manslaughter.
        Reuters
        Usage of killing in self-defense in English
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        According to the laws of war, medics have to act as noncombatants unless they are killing in self-defense.
        Secret Sanction
        2
        Killing in self-defense and by mischance shall be pardoned from the King's indictment.
        Our Legal Heritage: The First Thousand Years: 600 - 1600 / King ...
        3
        Neither can it be held to apply to accidental killings, or killings in self-defense, or in defense of property or family.
        Crime: Its Cause and Treatment