Noun
der Totschlag
second-degree murder, manslaughter; an unlawful killing of a person which is subject to a milder punishment than (first-degree) murder
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plural Totschläge
Meanings
Noun
- second-degree murder, manslaughter; an unlawful killing of a person which is subject to a milder punishment than (first-degree) murder
In a sentence
Im deutschen Recht wird Totschlag milder bestraft als Mord.
Under German law, manslaughter carries a milder punishment than murder.
Forms
singular
der Totschlag
plural
die Totschläge