| | Manslaughter is a crime in which one individual kills another. In general, manslaughter is a subset of the crime of [[murder]], in which the death was, in some way, accidental. Within the [[United States]], states usually differentiate between voluntary manslaughter, in which harm was intended or dangerous actions were made without regard to consequences, but not killing; and involuntary manslaughter, in which no harm was intended, and no malicious act was done, but carelessness caused the death. | | Manslaughter is a crime in which one individual kills another. In general, manslaughter is a subset of the crime of [[murder]], in which the death was, in some way, accidental. Within the [[United States]], states usually differentiate between voluntary manslaughter, in which harm was intended or dangerous actions were made without regard to consequences, but not killing; and involuntary manslaughter, in which no harm was intended, and no malicious act was done, but carelessness caused the death. |
| − | Each [[state]] in the [[United States]] defines manslaughter differently. In most states, if a the death occured during the commission of a felony, then the death is considered 1st or second degree murder, rather than manslaughter. | + | Each [[state]] in the [[United States]] defines manslaughter differently. In most states, if a the death occurred during the commission of a felony, then the death is considered first or second degree murder, rather than manslaughter. |