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Criminal Negligence

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

(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)

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
culpable negligence
plural
Criminal Negligences
possessive
Criminal Negligence's
pluralpossessive
Criminal Negligences'