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 | ||