matenga pokerehū
1. (noun) manslaughter.
Ko te matenga pokerehū, he patunga i waho o te ture, engari kāore i āta whakaarohia (Ng 1993:269). / Manslaughter is unlawful killing, but without premeditation (Ng 1993:269).
E waru noa iho ngā tau ka noho ia ki roto i te whare herehere mō te matenga pokerehū. / He will remain in prison for manslaughter for just eight years.
Synonyms: whakamate ohonoa