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What is the noun for manslayer?

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manslaughter
  1. (obsolete) The slaying of a human being.
  2. (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.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “He was ordered to be detained without limit later that year after pleading guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.”
      “The five officers were acquitted of manslaughter charges on the direction of the trial judge.”
      “As the accessory foresaw only minor physical harm, he was guilty of aiding and abetting manslaughter.”
manslaughterer
manslayer
  1. Someone who commits manslaughter
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The nearest city could always be reached by the manslayer in half a day.”
      “Why not a quick draw, a snap shot, and then the glory of having killed this manslayer in single battle for Joe Rix?”
      “The wild creature, quivering with ferocious passions, put a fondling arm around the manslayer.”
manslaught
  1. (obsolete) Manslaughter.
manslaughterers
manslaughters
manslayers
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