The difference between Homicide and Manslaughter
When used as nouns, homicide means the killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional, whereas manslaughter means the slaying of a human being.
check bellow for the other definitions of Homicide and Manslaughter
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Homicide as a noun (countable, crime):
The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
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Homicide as a noun (countable):
A person who kills another.
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Homicide as a noun (countable, US, police jargon):
A victim of homicide; a person who has been unlawfully killed by someone else.
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Manslaughter as a noun (obsolete):
The slaying of a human being.
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Manslaughter as a noun (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.