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Mea _____ Crossword Clue

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noun

• Negligence or fault, as distinguishable from dolus (deceit, fraud), which implies intent, culpa being imputable to defect of intellect, dolus to defect of heart.

30%7 Publisher's mea culpa
noun

• a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind

27%10 Sends a mea culpa
verb

• defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning

• acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing

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