omicidio colposo — meaning in English
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English meaning
- homicide noun The killing of one person by another, whether it was planned or accidental.
- manslaughter noun The unlawful killing of a person without the deliberate intent required for murder, for example through negligence or in the heat of the moment.
Senses
omicidio colposo is used for these senses in English:
- culpable homicide Homicide which is culpable but does not rise to the level of murder; unlawful killing of a human being which does not constitute murder.
- homicide (countable, uncountable, crime) The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
- manslaughter (law) The unlawful killing of a human, either in negligence or incidentally to the commission of some unlawful act, but without specific malice, or upon a sudden excitement of anger; considered less culpable than murder, but more culpable than justifiable homicide.
homicide — full definition
- noun The killing of one person by another, whether it was planned or accidental.
- noun The police division that investigates killings.