All manslaughter synonyms

noun manslaughter

• homicide — the killing of one human being by another.
• murder — Law. the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder) and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder)
• foul play — any treacherous or unfair dealing, especially involving murder: We feared that he had met with foul play.
• killing — the act of killing, especially game: The hounds moved in for the kill.
• crime — A crime is an illegal action or activity for which a person can be punished by law.
• hit — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
• assassination — to kill suddenly or secretively, especially a politically prominent person; murder premeditatedly and treacherously.
• slaughter — Frank, 1908–2001, U.S. novelist and physician.
• massacre — the unnecessary, indiscriminate killing of a large number of human beings or animals, as in barbarous warfare or persecution or for revenge or plunder.