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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)


Synonymscriminal negligence


Broader (hypernym)carelessness, neglect, negligence, nonperformance


Domain categoryjurisprudence, law









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