culpable negligence
Americannoun
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In August 2022, a Hinds County jury convicted former detective Anthony Fox of culpable negligence manslaughter.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
A Florida jury is currently deliberating whether Scot Peterson, 60, is guilty of 11 counts that include felony child neglect and culpable negligence.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2023
He added that prosecutors also face a daunting task in trying to convince the six jurors and four alternates that Mr. Peterson is guilty of culpable negligence.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2023
They have to prove recklessness or culpable negligence if they are to win a conviction on the manslaughter charges.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 16, 2021
The agents of the secular government, under the title of Royal Commissioners, managed the hatos or farms of the Jesuits with culpable negligence.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Humboldt, Alexander von
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