culpable negligence

noun

Gross negligence subject to criminal liability.

“One who causes another's death by culpable negligence is guilty of second-degree manslaughter.”

Similar
criminal negligence
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Meanings

nounculpable negligence (uncountable)
  1. uncountablelawGross negligence subject to criminal liability.

    One who causes another's death by culpable negligence is guilty of second-degree manslaughter.

Synonyms & antonyms

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)

Similar
criminal negligence
Broader
negligencecarelessnessneglect
Also see
criminal negligence

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Italian negligenza colposa
  • negligenza colposagross negligence subject to criminal liability
Turkish ağır ihmal
  • ağır ihmalgross negligence subject to criminal liability
Cite this entry
APA

culpable negligence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/culpable%20negligence

MLA

“culpable negligence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/culpable%20negligence. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “culpable negligence,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/culpable%20negligence.

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