culpable homicide
"Culpable homicide" is a legal term used to describe certain types of killings that are considered less severe than murder but still involve some degree of fault or blame.
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Definition
C1Legal
(technical, formal)The act of causing someone's death through a wrongful action or negligence, without the intention to kill.
Example
- The driver was charged with culpable homicide after the accident resulted in a pedestrian's death.
C1Legal
(technical, formal)A type of unlawful killing that involves some degree of blame but lacks premeditation or malice aforethought.
Example
- The court ruled the incident as culpable homicide rather than murder due to the absence of intent.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "culpable homicide":