Culpable Negligence (Noun)
Meaning
(law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences).
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The court found the driver guilty of culpable negligence for speeding through a school zone and hitting a pedestrian.
- The company was sued for culpable negligence after one of its employees was killed in a workplace accident due to inadequate safety training.
- The doctor was accused of culpable negligence for failing to diagnose a patient's life-threatening condition despite clear symptoms.
- The landlord was charged with culpable negligence for ignoring repeated complaints about a faulty elevator that eventually malfunctioned and injured a tenant.
- The engineer was found liable for culpable negligence for designing a bridge that collapsed due to a foreseeable structural flaw.