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culpable negligence

culpable negligence noun: gross negligence subject to criminal liability.

Noun

culpable negligence (uncountable)

  1. Gross negligence subject to criminal liability.
    • One who causes another's death by culpable negligence is guilty of second-degree manslaughter.

Questions about culpable negligence

What does culpable negligence mean?
Culpable negligence means gross negligence subject to criminal liability.
What part of speech is culpable negligence?
Culpable negligence is a noun.

Words near culpable negligence in the dictionary

  1. culpabilities
  2. culpability
  3. culpable
  4. culpable homicide
  5. culpable homicides
  6. culpable negligence
  7. culpableness
  8. culpably
  9. culpae
  10. culpatory
  11. culpe

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