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“culpa”
A term in civil law, meaning fault, neglect, or negligence:
There are three degrees of culpa:
- Lata culpa, a gross fault or neglect.
- Levis culpa, ordinary fault or neglect.
- Levissima culpa, slight fault or neglect.
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(Latin: blame; responsible for wrong or error)
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“culpa”
Culpa caret qui seit sed prohibere non potest. (Latin statement)
Translation: "He is clear of blame who knows, but cannot prevent."
Culpa est immiscere se rei ad se non pertinenti. (Latin statement)
Translation: "It is a fault for anyone to meddle in a matter not pertaining to him."
Culpa lata. (Latin term)
Translation: A legal term signifying "gross neglect" or "serious negligence."
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Culpa lata dolo equiparatur. (Latin statement)
Translation: "Gross negligence is held equivalent to intentional wrong."
Culpa levis. (Latin term)
Translation: "An excusable neglect."
mea culpa (s) (noun)
1. My fault; a personal acknowledgment that something is one's fault or that he or she is guilty of doing something: "When the writer misspelled the word mottoes as mottos in his printed article, he wrote, 'mea culpa' to his readers the next day."
2. Etymology: Latin, literally, "I am to blame", a phrase from the prayer of confession in the Latin liturgy; mea, "my, mine" and culpa, "fault".
2. Etymology: Latin, literally, "I am to blame", a phrase from the prayer of confession in the Latin liturgy; mea, "my, mine" and culpa, "fault".
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