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culpa levis

culpa levis noun: a slight fault.

Noun

culpa levis

  1. A slight fault.
  2. Ordinary negligence.

Origin of culpa levis

From Latin culpa (“blame”) + levis (“light”).

Questions about culpa levis

What does culpa levis mean?
Culpa levis means a slight fault.
What part of speech is culpa levis?
Culpa levis is a noun.

Words near culpa levis in the dictionary

  1. culottes
  2. Culoz
  3. Culp
  4. culpa
  5. culpa lata
  6. culpa levis
  7. culpabilities
  8. culpability
  9. culpable
  10. culpable homicide
  11. culpable homicides

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