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manslaughter; personslaughter (Yeldar Azanbayev); humanslaughter (Yeldar Azanbayev); accidental killing (A death caused by a lawful act done under the reasonable belief that no harm was likely to result. Accidental killing is different from Involuntary Manslaughter, which causes death by an unlawful act or a lawful act done in an unlawful way. The Common Law of crimes distinguished two types of accidental killings: (1) accidental killings resulting from unlawful acts of violence not directed at the victim were punishable as Manslaughter (killings resulting from unlawful acts directed at the victim were punishable as murder); and (2) accidental killings resulting from lawful acts of violence were excusable as homicide by misadventure.  thefreedictionary.com Alexander Demidov); unintentional homicide (Does Article 2 require that criminal penalties must apply to unintentional homicides? WK thefreedictionary.com Alexander Demidov) |
