culpa levis

noun

A slight fault.

OriginLatin culpa →
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Meanings

noun
  1. A slight fault.
  2. lawOrdinary negligence.

Origin

  1. Latinculpa“blame”
  2. Englishculpa levis

From Latin culpa (“blame”) + levis (“light”).

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APA

culpa levis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/culpa%20levis

MLA

“culpa levis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/culpa%20levis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “culpa levis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/culpa%20levis.

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