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CULPABILITY [1 record]

Record 1 2015-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • Penal Law
CONT

Culpability descends from the latin concept of fault (culpa), which is still found today in the phrase mea culpa (literally "my fault"). The concept of culpability is intimately tied up with notions of agency, freedom and free will.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Droit pénal
OBS

Coupable. - Celui qui est en faute ou regard de la loi pénale [...]. Le mot coupable ne s'emploie pas en matière civile, même lorsque la responsabilité est fondée sur une faute.

Spanish

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