noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
voluntary manslaughter
Legal term for intentionally causing death without premeditation, often in the heat of passion or under provocation. Contrasts with 謀殺 (premeditated murder).
被告人は故殺罪で起訴された。
The defendant was indicted for voluntary manslaughter.
故殺
Voluntary manslaughter carries a lighter sentence than murder.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
killing with intent
General term for intentional killing, not necessarily a legal classification. Can be used in non-legal contexts to describe a deliberate act of killing.
彼は故殺の意思があったと認めた。
He admitted that he had the intent to kill.