Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
culpable homicide — noun (Scots law) Manslaughter • • • Main Entry: ↑culpable * * * culpable homicide UK US noun [uncountable] legal in Scottish, South African, or Indian law, the crime of killing someone illegally but without intending or planning to kill them… … Useful english dictionary
culpable homicide — noun uncount LEGAL in Scottish, South African, or Indian law, the crime of killing someone illegally but without intending or planning to kill them … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Culpable homicide — Criminal law Part of … Wikipedia
culpable homicide — noun Law (in some jurisdictions) an act which has resulted in a person s death but is held not to amount to murder … English new terms dictionary
culpable homicide — UK / US noun [uncountable] legal in Scottish, South African, or Indian law, the crime of killing someone illegally but without intending or planning to kill them … English dictionary
homicide — ho·mi·cide / hä mə ˌsīd, hō / n [Latin homicidium, from homo human being + caedere to cut, kill] 1: a person who kills another 2: the killing of one human being by another compare manslaughter, murder … Law dictionary
culpable — cul|pa|ble [ˈkʌlpəbəl] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: coupable, from Latin culpabilis, from culpare to blame , from culpa guilt ] 1.) formal deserving blame ▪ Both parties were held to be to some extent culpable. 2.) law a culpable… … Dictionary of contemporary English
homicide — The killing of one human being by the act, procurement, or omission of another. A person is guilty of criminal homicide if he purposely, knowingly, recklessly or negligently causes the death of another human being. Criminal homicide is murder,… … Black's law dictionary
homicide — The killing of one human being by the act, procurement, or omission of another. A person is guilty of criminal homicide if he purposely, knowingly, recklessly or negligently causes the death of another human being. Criminal homicide is murder,… … Black's law dictionary
culpable — adjective 1 formal deserving blame: Both parties were held to be to some extent culpable. 2 technical an action that is criminal: culpable homicide/negligence etc: He pleaded guilty to culpable homicide. culpably adverb culpability noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
