(law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences)
The criminal liability of the offender of joint negligence should be assigned in accordance with their subjective crimes. 对共同过失犯罪的行为人应按照他们各自的主观罪过来认定他们的刑事责任。
But this should not be a criminal investigation, which would only force officials to hire lawyers and batten down the hatches. 但这并不应该是一个只能迫使官员们去聘请律师然后掩盖过失犯罪调查。