culpable negligence

/ˌkʌlpəbəl ˌnɛglədʒəns/
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Other forms: culpable negligences

Definitions of culpable negligence
  1. 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)
    synonyms: criminal negligence
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    type of:
    carelessness, neglect, negligence, nonperformance
    failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
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