Criminal negligence
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In the criminal law, criminal negligence is one of the three general classes of mens rea (Latin for "guilty mind") element required to constitute a conventional as opposed to strict liability offense. It is defined as:
- careless, inattentive, neglectful, willfully blind, or in the case of gross negligence what would have been reckless in any other defendant.
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