English → Latin
“manslaughter” in Latin
caedēsthe act of cutting or lopping something off; the act of striking with the fist, a beating; murder, assassination, killinhomicīdiumhomicide, manslaughter, murderinterficiōto kill, destroy, assassinate, slay
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
manslaughter
hominis caedes, or (in connection, simply) caedes; homicidium (post-Augustan): to commit manslaughter, hominis caedem or homicidium facere; hominem caedere; interficere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for manslaughter?
- The usual Latin words for “manslaughter” are caedēs, homicīdium, interficiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.