culpable negligence vs neglect

neglect vs culpable negligence

culpable negligence and neglect both are nouns.

culpable negligence is not a verb while neglect is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
culpable negligence	Yes	No	No	No
neglect	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, neglect is a hypernym of culpable negligence; that is, neglect is a word with a broader meaning than culpable negligence:

culpable negligence: (law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences)
neglect: failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

Other hypernyms of culpable negligence include carelessness, negligence, nonperformance.

culpable negligence (noun)	neglect (noun)
(law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences)	failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
	willful lack of care and attention
	the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
	lack of attention and due care
	the state of something that has been unused and neglected

culpable negligence (verb)	neglect (verb)
	leave undone or leave out
	give little or no attention to
	fail to attend to
	fail to do something; leave something undone

Difference between culpable negligence and neglect

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