voluntary manslaughter

noun

Manslaughter resulting from an intentional act done without intent to kill or premeditation and while in the heat of the moment.

“Luis got arrested for voluntary manslaughter when he fatally struck Jimmy in a barfight.”

Similar
first-degree manslaughter
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounvoluntary manslaughter (countable and uncountable, plural voluntary manslaughters)

plural voluntary manslaughters

  1. countableuncountableManslaughter resulting from an intentional act done without intent to kill or premeditation and while in the heat of the moment.

    Luis got arrested for voluntary manslaughter when he fatally struck Jimmy in a barfight.

    Synonyms: first-degree manslaughter

Synonyms & antonyms

nounManslaughter resulting from an intentional act done without intent to kill or premeditation and while in the heat of the moment.

Similar
first-degree manslaughter
Cite this entry
APA

voluntary manslaughter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voluntary%20manslaughter

MLA

“voluntary manslaughter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voluntary%20manslaughter. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “voluntary manslaughter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voluntary%20manslaughter.

Source: voluntary manslaughter on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.