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/ˈkʊlpə/ · noun
(Ancient Rome, law) Negligence or fault, as distinguishable from dolus (deceit, fraud), which implies intent, culpa being imputable to defect of intellect, dolus to defect of heart..
Every actual delict presupposes a dolus or culpa, with the concomitant consciousness and prepense
Use culpa when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Culpa means (Ancient Rome, law) Negligence or fault, as distinguishable from dolus (deceit, fraud), which implies intent, culpa being imputable to defect of intellect, dolus to defect of heart..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Every actual delict presupposes a dolus or culpa, with the concomitant consciousness and prepense
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