What do the legal terms culpa lata and culpa levis mean, respectively?
Culpa lata denotes gross negligence. Culpa levis denotes slight negligence. The two expressions describe grades of fault.
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What do the legal terms culpa lata and culpa levis mean, respectively?
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Correct answer A
Culpa lata denotes gross negligence. Culpa levis denotes slight negligence.
The two expressions describe grades of fault.
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Option A
This is the conventional order of the two terms.
Option B
This reverses the conventional meanings.
Option C
The terms describe grades of fault rather than the seriousness of the harm.
Option D
Both expressions denote negligence.
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