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Is there a difference between manslaughter and murder? If so what is it?

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Is there a difference between manslaughter and murder? If so what is it?

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In a criminal court in many US jurisdictions, manslaughter is a lesser degree of murder. Manslaughter is considered to be murder without malice aforethought, while first degree murder is an event that was planned and carried out by the perpetrator. Manslaughter might be the charge for a crime of passion, in which the killer was suddenly angered and attacked the victim.