culpable negligence
idiom
formal, law
: negligence that is regarded as a crime
The defendant is charged with culpable negligence.
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Lorincz was arrested days later, on June 6, and charged with manslaughter with a firearm, culpable negligence, battery and two counts of assault.
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
She was charged with manslaughter with a firearm, culpable negligence, battery and two counts of assault on June 7, 2023.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
She was arrested on June 7, 2023 and charged with manslaughter with a firearm, culpable negligence, battery, and two counts of assault.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
He was charged with culpable negligence causing injury, per Village-News.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
She was charged with manslaughter with a firearm, culpable negligence, battery and two counts of assault on June 7, 2023.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
She was arrested on June 7, 2023 and charged with manslaughter with a firearm, culpable negligence, battery, and two counts of assault.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
He was charged with culpable negligence causing injury, per Village-News.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Culpable negligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/culpable%20negligence. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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