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Manslaughter is a crime in which one individual kills another. Each [[state]] in the [[United States]] defines manslaughter differently.
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.
==Examples==
*Involuntary manslaughter
**A driver does not see a stop sign, goes through the intersection, causes an accident in which someone dies. (Compare to first example of voluntary manslaughter.)
*Voluntary manslaughter
**A driver is driving 80 miles per hour, well above the speed limit, causes an accident and a death. Driving at high speed, or in a reckless manner, changes the charge to voluntary, as the driver was creating an unreasonable risk.
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