culpa levissima

noun

culpa le·​vis·​si·​ma

-leˈvisəmə

Roman & civil law

: negligence arising from the slightest fault : very slight negligence arising from the failure to exercise the most exact care which a most diligent father would exercise under all the circumstances

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, literally, slightest negligence

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Rhymes for culpa levissima

• cima
• pima
• prima
• rima
• schema
• sema
• sima
• thema
• edema
• extrema
• ulema
• emphysema