culpable negligence

culpable negligence
noun
(law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences)
Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence
Hypernyms: ↑negligence, ↑carelessness, ↑neglect, ↑nonperformance

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  • culpable — adjective Etymology: Middle English coupable, from Anglo French cupable, culpable, from Latin culpabilis, from culpare to blame, from culpa guilt Date: 14th century 1. archaic guilty, criminal 2. meriting condemnation or blame …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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