English noun: culpable negligence | |||
1. | culpable negligence (act) (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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | carelessness, neglect, negligence, nonperformance | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||