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1. (n.) negligence
the quality, fact, or result of being negligent; neglect.
2. negligence
an instance of being negligent.
3. negligence
Law. the failure to exercise a reasonable degree of care, esp. for the protection of other persons.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME, var. of necligence < L necligentia. See negligent , -ence)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) negligence, carelessness, neglect, nonperformance
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
2. (noun) negligence, neglect, neglectfulness
the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
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1. (noun) negligence
failure to take care of or pay attention to
parents charged with negligence in court; a negligent landlord; Both drivers are accused of being negligent.; a company that negligently failed to test its product
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) negligence
the quality or state of being negligent; lack of due diligence or care; omission of duty; habitual neglect; heedlessness
2. (noun) negligence
an act or instance of negligence or carelessness
3. (noun) negligence
the omission of the care usual under the circumstances, being convertible with the Roman culpa. A specialist is bound to higher skill and diligence in his specialty than one who is not a specialist, and liability for negligence varies acordingly
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Sense: carelessness
The accident was caused by the driver's negligence.
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 Afrikaans: nalatigheid, agtelosighei |
 Arabic: إهْمال، قِلَّة إهْتِمام |
 Bulgarian: небржност |
 Brazilian: negligência |
 Czech: nedbalost |
 German: die Nachlässigkeit |
 Danish: uagtsomhed |
 Greek: αμέλεια, απροσεξία |
 Spanish: descuido, negligencia |
 Estonian: lohakus |
 Farsi: سهل انگاری |
 Finnish: huolimattomuus |
 French: négligence |
 Hebrew: רַשלָנוּת |
 Hindi: लापरवाही |
 Croatian: nemar, nemarnost |
 Hungarian: hanyagság |
 Indonesian: kelalaian |
 Icelandic: kæruleysi |
 Italian: negligenza |
 Japanese: 不注意 |
 Korean: 태만 |
 Lithuanian: aplaidumas, neapdairumas |
 Latvian: nevērība; nolaidība |
 Malay: kecuaian |
 Dutch: achteloosheid |
 Norwegian: likegyldighet, uaktsomhet |
 Polish: niedbalstwo |
 Persian: سهل انگاری |
 Pashto: بى پامى |
 Portuguese: negligência |
 Romanian: neatenţie |
 Russian: небрежность |
 Slovak: nedbalosť |
 Slovenian: nepazljivost |
 Serbian: nepažnja |
 Swedish: försumlighet, slarv, vård |
 Thai: ความไม่เอาใจใส่ |
 Turkish: ihmalkârlık, dikkatsizlik |
 Taiwanese: 疏忽 |
 Ukrainian: недбалість; халатність |
 Urdu: لاپروائي |
 Vietnamese: sự cẩu thả |
 Chinese: 疏忽 |
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