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‖ culpa, n. Law.|ˈkʌlpə|
[L. = fault, blame.]
Neglect resulting in damage; negligence.
[1723G. Mackenzie Inst. Law Scotl. (ed. 6) (Index), Culpa lata, levis: ac levissima. 1830U.S. Supreme Court Reports 28 U.S. 230 Fraud must be a constituent of the act of barratry... The question seems to be between ‘dolus’ and ‘culpa’, which of these two words best conveys the sense of the law.] 1861Cases Court of Session, Scotl. (Ser. 2) XXIII. 439 The peculiar circumstances which demand great care and caution raise the character of the culpa, which consists in the want of that care and caution. 1892A. T. Glegg Reparation i. 8 For delict, culpa must be proved. 1939Glegg & Duncan Law Reparation Scotl. (ed. 3) xv. 351 The culpa or negligence of the owner is the foundation on which the right of action against him rests. 1970Internat. & Compar. Law Q. XIX. 125 The Italian and French members, familiar with culpa in their domestic law, preferred to continue the existing system of liability. 1985Times 29 Jan. 4/8 Neither [passage] gave support to the contention that nuisance gave rise to liability even if culpa was not proved. |