Cornell Law School's Legal Information Institute Wex entry defining manslaughter and distinguishing it from murder by the absence of malice and its lesser required culpability.
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Cornell LII Wex: Manslaughter
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Manslaughter is the act of killing another human being without malice. It is a general intent crime that is distinct from murder because it requires less culpability.
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