“In the Civil Law: Crassa negligentia is termed magna culpa or lata culpa, and it is in some cases deemed equivalent to fraud or deceit …. In the Common Law: it is defined to be the want of that care which every man of common sense, under the circumstances, takes of his own property.” Henry C. Adams, A Juridical Glossary 510 (1886).
crassa negligentia
crassa negligentia (kras-[schwa] neg-li-jen-shee-[schwa]). [Latin] Hist. Crass negligence; gross negligence.