wantonness
wantonness n. 放任；肆意 行为人行为时已经认识到危险可能发生，但对结果持漠不关心的心理状态。一般说来，「放任」比「过失」〔recklessness〕具有更大的应受谴责性〔culpability〕，而且wantonness用在刑法上下文中往往还蕴含「恶意」〔malice〕之意。
WANTONNESS
wantonness
wantonness, n. Conduct indicating that the actor is aware of the risks but indifferent to the results. • Wantonness usu. suggests a greater degree of culpability than recklessness, and it often connotes malice in criminal-law con-texts. Cf. RECKLESSNESS. [Cases: Damages 91(1); Negligence 275; Sentencing and Punishment 1438. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 1593–1594, 1596; Damages §§