negligence
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/ˈnɛɡlɪd͡ʒəns/
Definition of negligence
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(uncountable, usually)The state of being negligent.
“negligence while driving”
“The Woodwalton signalman, Rose, who was severely censured in Captain Tyler's report, behaved with great negligence.”
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noun
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(uncountable, usually)The state of being negligent.
“negligence while driving”
“The Woodwalton signalman, Rose, who was severely censured in Captain Tyler's report, behaved with great negligence.”
- (singular, singular-only, uncountable, usually)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, usually)The breach of a duty of care: the failure to exercise a standard of care that a reasonable person would have in a similar situation.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English necligence, negligence, from Old French negligence, from Latin neglegentia.
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