negligent homicide
negligent homicide — 名詞
1. a criminal offense that applies when a person's failure to take reasonable care
過失致死
因疏忽導致他人死亡的刑事罪名
a criminal offense that applies when a person's failure to take reasonable care or follow safety rules leads to another person's death, without the intent to kill
The judge sentenced Walid to four years for negligent homicide after the scaffolding collapsed.
法院在鷹架倒塌事件後，判處 Walid 四年有期徒刑，罪名是過失致死。
passive: be sentenced to [term] for negligent homicide
Yuna was charged with negligent homicide for failing to repair her delivery truck's brakes.
Yuna 因未修理送貨卡車的煞車而被指控過失致死。
passive: be charged with negligent homicide for [reason]
Prosecutors argued that the hospital's decision to reduce night staff amounted to negligent homicide.
檢方主張，醫院決定減少夜班人力已構成過失致死。
The trucking company faces a negligent homicide suit after a fatigued driver caused a crash.
這家貨運公司因司機疲勞駕駛導致致命車禍，面臨過失致死訴訟。
In many US states, negligent homicide carries a lighter sentence than manslaughter or murder.
美國許多州對過失致死的量刑比殺人罪更輕。
- manslaughter
a broader category that includes both reckless and negligent killings; often carries a heavier penalty than negligent homicide in many US states
- involuntary manslaughter
similar concept to negligent homicide but more common in UK legal systems; emphasizes the unintentional nature of the death
- murder
requires intent or malice aforethought, whereas negligent homicide is purely unintentional
- self-defense
a justified killing with no criminal liability
文法句型
be charged with negligent homicide
be convicted of negligent homicide
用法筆記
A legal term used mainly in US criminal law. The charge applies when death results from a failure to meet a reasonable standard of care — not from an intentional act. Distinguish from manslaughter, which can involve intentional recklessness; negligent homicide involves only carelessness or oversight.