'Manslaughter' definitions:

Definition of 'manslaughter'

From: WordNet
noun
Homicide without malice aforethought

Definition of 'Manslaughter'

From: GCIDE
  • Manslaughter \Man"slaugh`ter\, n.
  • 1. The slaying of a human being; destruction of men. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Law) The unlawful killing of a man, either in negligence or incidentally to the commission of some unlawful act, but without specific malice, or upon a sudden excitement of anger. [1913 Webster]