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Corporate manslaughter is a legal concept that attaches criminal liability to corporate entities whose negligence or indifference to health, safety, and fiduciary standards results in loss of life. As of 2022, such statutes have been enacted as law in multiple jurisdictions around the world, most notably the United Kingdom and Australia. Standards for invoking such laws to bring criminal charges against a corporation vary by jurisdiction, but they generally require evidence that the corporate entity overlooked or ignored its fiduciary duty of care in initiating events leading to the loss of human life.