Definitions of criminal negligence
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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)
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synonyms:
culpable negligence
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type of:
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carelessness, neglect, negligence, nonperformance
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
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carelessness, neglect, negligence, nonperformance
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