culpable manslaughter

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• culpable — [[t]kʌ̱lpəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED If someone or their conduct is culpable, they are responsible for something wrong or bad that has happened. [FORMAL] Their decision to do nothing makes them culpable. ...manslaughter resulting from culpable… …   English dictionary

• Manslaughter (disambiguation) — Manslaughter may refer to: Law Manslaughter, a legal term in various jurisdictions for the killing of a human being but different from murder Manslaughter in English law, a homicide offence in English Law which does not amount to Murder in… …   Wikipedia

• 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

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• culpable negligence — A term sometimes defined in a manner similar to definitions of ordinary negligence, it being said that culpable negligence is the ornission to do something which a reasonable, prudent and honest man would do, or doing some thing which such a man… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• manslaughter — The unlawful killing of another, without malice, and either voluntary, as when the act is committed with a real design and purpose to kill, but through the violence of sudden passion, occasioned by some great provocation, which in tenderness for… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Corporate manslaughter — is a crime in several jurisdictions, including England and Wales and Hong Kong.[1] It enables a corporation to be punished and censured for culpable conduct that leads to a person s death. This extends beyond any compensation that might be… …   Wikipedia

• Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 — The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007[1] Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act to create a new offence that, in England …   Wikipedia

• 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

• Penal Code (Singapore) — The Penal Code of Singapore [Singapore Statute | c ed = 1985] sets out general principles of the criminal law of Singapore, as well as the elements and penalties of common criminal offences such as homicide, theft and cheating. The Penal Code… …   Wikipedia