culpa
UK/ˈkʊlpə/
culpa noun: negligence or fault, as distinguishable from dolus (deceit, fraud), which implies intent, culpa being imputable to defect of intellect, dolus to defect of heart.
Noun
culpa (plural culpae)
- Negligence or fault, as distinguishable from dolus (deceit, fraud), which implies intent, culpa being imputable to defect of intellect, dolus to defect of heart.
- Every actual delict presupposes a dolus or culpa, with the concomitant consciousness and prepense1849, James G. Butler, A Summary of the Roman Civil Law
culpa meaning in Bengali
culpa in Bengali
- অবহেলা, ত্রুটি
Examples of culpa in a sentence
- Not so much as a mea culpa as a vestra culpa, really.
- Mea culpa has been marginalized and has progressively gone out of fashion.
- The president’s “tua culpa” (you’re at fault) only admitted to being caught, and begrudgingly at that.
Forms of culpa
| plural | culpae |
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Origin of culpa
Learned borrowing from Latin culpa.
Phrases with culpa
Questions about culpa
- What does culpa mean?
- Culpa means negligence or fault, as distinguishable from dolus (deceit, fraud), which implies intent, culpa being imputable to defect of intellect, dolus to defect of heart.
- What is culpa in Bengali?
- Culpa in Bengali is অবহেলা, ত্রুটি. See Culpa meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is culpa?
- Culpa is a noun.
- How do you pronounce culpa?
- Culpa is pronounced /ˈkʊlpə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of culpa?
- The plural of culpa is culpae.
Words near culpa in the dictionary
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