culpable negligence

idiom

formal, law

: negligence that is regarded as a crime

The defendant is charged with culpable negligence.

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Carlos Manuel Tejada, 44, was arrested Jan. 17 and charged with manslaughter by culpable negligence, the Kissimmee Police Department said in a news release. —

Mark Price, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2025 The ruling comes after Peterson was acquitted in 2023 of criminal charges of child neglect, culpable negligence and perjury related to the shooting, which killed 17 people and injured dozens more. —

Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025 However, during a charging conference on Friday, all parties agreed on the possibility of lower penalties, such as manslaughter and culpable negligence. —

Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024 Hall faces one count of culpable negligence and one count of neglect of a child, court records show. —

Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 9 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for culpable negligence

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