culpable homicide
culpable homicide · culpable homicides
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see culpable, homicideUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see culpable, homicide.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see culpable, homicide.
(countable, uncountable)Homicide which is culpable but does not rise to the level of murder; unlawful killing of a human being which does not constitute murder.
Translations
1 languagesForms
plural: culpable homicides| Singular | culpable homicide |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedmanslaughter
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable