culpable negligence
idiom
formal, law
: negligence that is regarded as a crime
The defendant is charged with culpable negligence.
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Following the shooting, Lorincz was charged with manslaughter with a firearm, culpable negligence, battery, and two counts of assault, per PEOPLE.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
He was charged with culpable negligence causing injury, per Village-News.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
He was charged with culpable negligence causing injury, according to Village-News.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Rafael Fernandez, 52, and Francisco Camero, 48, are facing single counts of manslaughter and two counts of culpable negligence each in the death of Camero’s son, Fabian Camero, 28, and the injuries of two others.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
He was charged with culpable negligence causing injury, per Village-News.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
He was charged with culpable negligence causing injury, according to Village-News.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Rafael Fernandez, 52, and Francisco Camero, 48, are facing single counts of manslaughter and two counts of culpable negligence each in the death of Camero’s son, Fabian Camero, 28, and the injuries of two others.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Culpable negligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/culpable%20negligence. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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