culpable negligence
Gross negligence subject to criminal liabilityGross negligence subject to criminal liability.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Gross negligence subject to criminal liability.
One who causes another's death by culpable negligence is guilty of second-degree manslaughter.
More definitions
- (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)
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- (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):criminal negligence
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable