Killing without malice (12)
I believe the answer is:
manslaughter
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">killing without malice</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for manslaughter that I've seen before include "Crime of unpremeditated killing" , "Killing without malice" , "charge?" , "Crime of killing, short of murder" , "Unlawful killing" .)