negligence

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Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
20
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˈnɛɡlɪd͡ʒəns/

Definition of negligence

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (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

  1. (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.”
  2. (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.
  3. (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.

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Etymology

From Middle English necligence, negligence, from Old French negligence, from Latin neglegentia.

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