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MANSLAUGHTER (0. Eng., mannslaeht, from
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mann,
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man, and slaeht,
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act of slaying, sledn, to slay, properly to smite; cf. Ger. schlagen, Schlacht,
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battle)  , a
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term in
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English
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law signifying " unlawful
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homicide without malice aforethought " (
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Stephen,
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Digest of the Criminal Law,
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Art . 223) . The distinction between
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manslaughter and
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murder and other forms of homicide is treated under HOMICIDE .

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