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ELI5: The difference between the different degrees of murder and manslaughter

Just curious as to how one would get charged with each of these offences. Thanks in advance!
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Murder requires:

* intent to kill, or
* knowledge that death is a foreseeable outcome of your actions

First degree murder is premeditated...you thought about it beforehand and still decided you wanted to kill someone.

Second degree murder is a spur of the moment reaction...you get mad or scared, you try to kill someone.

Manslaughter is when someone dies accidentally but your criminal actions contributed to it.  Voluntary manslaughter is acting directly against someone, involuntary is general negligence leading to a death.

Also, different jurisdictions use different names.