What does manslaughter mean?
Manslaughter means (obsolete) The slaying of a human being..
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/ˈmænˌslɔːtə/ · noun
(obsolete) The slaying of a human being..
For that cause We decreed for the Children of Israel that whosoever killeth a human being for other than manslaughter or corruption in the earth, it shall be as if he had killed all mankind, and whoso saveth the life of one, it shall be as if he had saved the life of all mankind.
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Manslaughter means (obsolete) The slaying of a human being..
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For that cause We decreed for the Children of Israel that whosoever killeth a human being for other than manslaughter or corruption in the earth, it shall be as if he had killed all mankind, and whoso saveth the life of one, it shall be as if he had saved the life of all mankind.
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