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Blameworthy

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Culpe

Blameworthiness

blameable

same as blameworthy

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gross

thick, coarse, from Latin grossus] 1 : flagrant or extreme esp. in badness or offensiveness : of very blameworthy character [a violation of the rules of ethics] [a abuse of trust] 2 : consisting of an overall

Blamable

Deserving of censure faulty culpable reprehensible censurable blameworthy

Negligence, contributory negligence

person to use reasonable care for the safety of either himself or his property, so that he becomes blameworthy in part as an 'author of his own wrong', Pramod Kumar Rasikbhai Jhaveri v. Kanmasey, AIR 2002 SC

extenuating

serving or tending to reduce the severity of guilt or blameworthiness as extenuating circumstances

Causative potency

Causative potency, the court has regard both to the blameworthiness of each party and relative importance of the acts in causing the damage, Davies v. Swan Motor Co.

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