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過失殺人 (かしつさつじん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

過か失しつ殺さつ人じん

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Meanings

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noun

negligent homicide; involuntary manslaughter

Legal term for causing death through negligence or carelessness, as opposed to intentional killing.

彼かれは過か失しつ殺さつ人じんの罪つみで起き訴そされた。
He was charged with negligent homicide.
交こう通つう事じ故こで過か失しつ殺さつ人じんが問

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There are cases where negligent homicide is pursued in traffic accidents.

Kanji

過overdo, exceed, go beyond
失lose, error, fault
殺kill, murder, butcher
人person

Similar words

殺さつ人じん
殺人 is the general term for homicide or murder, while 過失殺人 specifically refers to killing caused by negligence without intent.
過か失しつ致ち死し
過失致死 is a broader legal term for causing death by negligence, often used in Japanese law; 過失殺人 is closer to the English concept of negligent homicide or involuntary manslaughter.

Etymology

Compound of 過失 (negligence, fault) and 殺人 (homicide, murder). The term is a direct translation of the English legal concept 'negligent homicide'.