См. также: стекольная фабрика, степень виновности, стереотип, стечение тяжёлых обстоятельств
World Athletics' anti-doping rules state any athlete failing to declare their whereabouts for a doping test on three occasions over a 12-month period is ineligible to compete for two years, subject to a reduction to a minimum of one year depending on the degree of fault. (Yahoo Finance)
Those Reports recommended that courts must take the degree of fault into account in the overall assessment of whether there was an actionable invasion of privacy. (www.parliament.nsw.gov.au)
Texas' comparative negligence laws allow you to collect damages in proportion to your degree of fault in a car accident. (GetJerry.com)
Under Florida's comparative fault law, a negligent tortfeasor's degree of liability is generally limited to his or her own
Finally the partial defences to murder, such as loss of self-control (previously provocation), diminished responsibility and suicide pact demonstrate a lesser degree of fault, resulting in conviction for the lesser offence of manslaughter. (Wikipedia)
The higher the degree of fault, the more severe the punishment may be. (StudySmarter)
Aggravating factors – Factors that indicate a higher degree of guilt for an offence or a more than usually serious degree of harm such as previous ... (Criminal Justice Dictionary)
In September, a mistrial was declared after jurors were unable to reach a unanimous decision on the degree of guilt. (BBC)
... that when they see a story of a 15-year-old boy stabbed in Hackney (east London) they should feel a degree of guilt and responsibility." (BBC)
All in all it would seem that we don't need a change as long as the jury understand these factors and handing down a guilty verdict on all concerned leaves the judge to decide the degree of culpability for each defendant and set their sentences appropriately. (BBC - comment)
The two principal determinants of a sentence remain the degree of harm the drug would inflict and the degree of culpability of the offender. (The Guardian)
