How to Use culpable negligence in a Sentence
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Peterson had been charged with seven counts of neglect of a child and three counts of culpable negligence and one count of perjury.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 30 June 2023
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Lorincz is now charged with manslaughter with a firearm, culpable negligence, battery and two counts of assault in the death of Owens.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 13 June 2023
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Peterson was charged in 2019 with seven counts of neglect of a child, three counts of culpable negligence and one count of perjury.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 4 Aug. 2023
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He was also charged with three counts of misdemeanor culpable negligence in relation to the adults shot in the building.
—Adam Sabes, Fox News, 29 June 2023
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The big questions for the jury will be whether Potter's actions rose to recklessness or culpable negligence, as the law requires.
—Steve Karnowski, ajc, 28 Nov. 2021
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The big questions for the jury will be whether Potter’s actions rose to recklessness or culpable negligence, as the law requires.
—Steve Karnowski, chicagotribune.com, 28 Nov. 2021
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She was charged with one count of manslaughter by culpable negligence.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2022
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She was also charged with culpable negligence, battery and two counts of assault.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 30 July 2023
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She has been charged with the first-degree felony of manslaughter with a firearm, as well as culpable negligence, battery and two counts of assault Sheriff Billy Woods said in a statement.
—CBS News, 9 June 2023
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She's also charged with culpable negligence, battery, and two counts of assault.
—CBS News, 7 June 2023
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For that offense, the jury would need to conclude that Mr. Floyd died as a result of Mr. Chauvin’s culpable negligence or recklessness.
—Jacob Gershman, WSJ, 20 Apr. 2021
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The 43-year-old was set to be evaluated for competency in his culpable negligence case the following week.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
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Scot Peterson, who was a Broward County sheriff’s deputy and worked as a resource officer at the school in Parkland, was charged in 2019 with seven counts of neglect of a child, three counts of culpable negligence and one count of perjury.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 29 June 2023
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Scot Peterson was found not guilty of child neglect, culpable negligence and perjury in a rare trial over police inaction in a school shooting.
—Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 29 June 2023
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Peterson, who was armed with a handgun, also faces three counts of misdemeanor culpable negligence for the teacher and adult student killed and the teacher injured during the same timeframe.
—Grace Hauck, USA TODAY, 7 June 2023
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Scot Peterson, a former Broward County sheriff’s deputy, was acquitted of seven counts of child neglect and three counts of culpable negligence for the deaths and injuries of 10 people on the third floor of the building where the shooting occurred.
—Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 29 June 2023
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Charges against two of the officers were later dismissed; a third officer was convicted of manslaughter by culpable negligence and sentenced to five years in prison.
—Rick Rojas, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2023
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Susan Louise Lorincz appeared in court days after she was arrested on charges of manslaughter with a firearm, culpable negligence, battery and two counts of assault.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 9 June 2023
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In June, a second jury acquitted Peterson of child-neglect and culpable negligence charges for failing to confront the shooter.
—Brittany Shammas, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2023
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Lorincz was taken into custody on Tuesday and arrested on charges of manslaughter with a firearm, culpable negligence, battery and two counts of assault.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 7 June 2023
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Peterson pleaded not guilty to 11 charges, including seven felony child neglect charges, three for culpable negligence and one for perjury, according to CNN.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 29 June 2023
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Peterson pleaded not guilty to 11 charges, according to CNN, including seven felony child neglect charges, three for culpable negligence and one for perjury.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 7 June 2023
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Now, Ayala has been charged with manslaughter by culpable negligence and possession of a firearm by a felon, authorities announced Monday.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 7 June 2022
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The father was initially charged with possession of a firearm by a felon and permitting gun access to a juvenile, and eventually culpable negligence.
—Scott Butler, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2023
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Simmons noted that, under Florida law, negligent homicide is defined as the killing of a human through an act of culpable negligence, not murder or homicide.
—Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 26 Jan. 2023
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Isaac was charged with manslaughter, culpable negligence, child neglect, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and aggravated assault with a firearm.
—USA TODAY, 30 May 2022
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The most serious charge against Potter requires prosecutors to prove recklessness, while the lesser requires them to prove culpable negligence.
—Amy Forliti and Steve Karnowski, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Dec. 2021
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About a month after her death, bridge operator Artissua Lafaye Paulk, 43, was arrested on a charge of manslaughter by culpable negligence.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 17 Aug. 2022
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In March 2019, a jury acquitted Aledda of the misdemeanor culpable negligence charge relating to Rios-Soto.
—Amanda Musa, CNN, 17 Feb. 2022
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The tours also come after a jury last week acquitted Scot Peterson, the school resource officer who stayed outside during the attack, of felony child neglect, culpable negligence and perjury.
—Alta Spells, CNN, 5 July 2023
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