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Noun
/ˈnegləjəns/,
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negligences, plural;
  1. Failure to take proper care in doing something
    • - some of these accidents are due to negligence
  2. Failure to use reasonable care, resulting in damage or injury to another


  1. failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
  2. the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
  3. (negligently) in a negligent manner; "he did his work negligently"
  4. Negligence (Lat. negligentia, from neglegere, to neglect, literally "not to pick up something") is a legal concept in the common law legal systems mostly applied in tort cases to achieve monetary compensation (damages) for physical and mental injuries (not accidents).
  5. Negligence is a Slovenian thrash metal band, formed in 2000. The group is currently signed to Metal Blade Records and has released one album in 2007 called Options of a Trapped Mind.
  6. In the criminal law, criminal negligence is one of the three general classes of mens rea (Latin for "guilty mind") element required to constitute a conventional as opposed to strict liability offense. ...
  7. The state of being negligent; (singular only) The tort whereby a duty of reasonable care was breached, causing damage: any conduct short of intentional or reckless action that falls below the legal standard for preventing unreasonable injury; (uncountable) The breach of a duty of care: the ...
  8. (negligent) Careless, without appropriate or sufficient attention; Culpable due to negligence
  9. (Negligent) (adj.), describes a condition in which you absentmindedly answer the door in your nightie.
  10. (Negligent) Habitually guilty of neglect, extremely careless or casual.
  11. (negligent) adj., adv. careless in not fulfilling responsibility.
  12. (negligent) at üsündеn uzalģan, erinçеk, köl bеrmеgеn, stеmеy işlеgеn
  13. (negligent) taking too little care
  14. Imprudent action or omission which may cause injury, damage or loss.
  15. Failure to exercise ordinary care or caution.
  16. The absence of ordinary care.
  17. Failure to use reasonable care that would be expected of any other person in a similar situation.
  18. Negligence is a failure to act in accordance with the standard of care that society expects of its members; in many cases it is synonymous with carelessness. ...
  19. A failure to exercise reasonable care under the circumstances. Negligent conduct is not intentional conduct but is carelessness, inadvertence, thoughtlessness, inattention, and the like.
  20. the omission of or failure to use reasonable precaution, care or action
  21. conduct which falls below the standard established by law for the protection of others against unreasonable risk of harm
  22. The failure to use the degree of care that is required by law to protect others from harm.
  23. A legal concept which means that an individual failed to act in a reasonable and prudent manner in a situation where he or she had a duty to another person or the public. A person who is negligent is responsible for the damages the action or failure to act causes unless some defense is available.
  24. 1. refers to the act or omission of something that a reasonable and prudent man, who is responding to ordinary considerations would or would not do. Or 2. accountant's failure to conduct an audit with "due care. ...
  25. A category of liability resulting from the failure in protecting others from harm (e.g., unsafe buildings and grounds).