What is Negligent homicide?
'''Negligent homicide''' is the [[crime]] of killing a person unintentionally through [[negligence]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Definition of Negligent Homicide|publisher=US Legal|url=https://definitions.uslegal.com/n/negligent-homicide |accessdate=December 5, 2013}}</ref> For example, someone might write a [[SMS|text message]] while driving a car, instead of paying attention to the road. If that makes them hit and kill someone, that is negligent homicide. It is a lesser crime than [[murder]] or [[manslaughter]] and the [[Sentence (law)|sentences]] are lower. ==References== <references/> {{stub}} [[Category:Types of crime]]