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culpae

/ˈkʊlˌpaɪ/

culpae is the plural of culpa.

Meaning of culpa

Noun

culpa (plural culpae)

  1. (Ancient-Rome) 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

Phrases with culpae

Questions about culpae

What is culpae the plural of?
Culpae is the plural of culpa.
How do you pronounce culpae?
Culpae is pronounced /ˈkʊlˌpaɪ/.

Words near culpae in the dictionary

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

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