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(law) Failure to use reasonable care, and thus put someone at risk of injury or death.

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criminal negligence

Source Word

criminal negligence

uncountable usually

(law) Failure to use reasonable care, and thus put someone at risk of injury or death.

Japanese Meaning

合理的な注意義務を怠ることで、他者に負傷や死亡の危険を及ぼす行為 / 重大な不注意または軽率な行動であり、その結果として刑事罰の対象となる可能性がある行為

The jury found that the doctor's criminal negligence directly caused the patient's death.

陪審は、医師の刑事過失が患者の死亡を直接引き起こしたと認定した。

Sense（1）

(law) Failure to use reasonable care, and thus put someone at risk of injury or death.

criminal negligences

（ plural ）