What does negligent mean?

Definitions for negligent
ˈnɛg lɪ dʒəntneg·li·gent

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. negligentadjective

    characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern

    "negligent parents"; "negligent of detail"; "negligent in his correspondence"

Wiktionary

  1. negligentadjective

    Careless, without appropriate or sufficient attention.

  2. negligentadjective

    Culpable due to negligence.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Negligentadjective

    Etymology: negligent, Fr. negligens, Latin.

    My sons, be not now negligent; for the Lord hath chosen you to stand before him. 2 Chron. xxix. 11.

    We have been negligent in not hearing his voice. Bar. i. 19.

    Let stubborn pride possess thee long,
    And be thou negligent of fame;
    With ev’ry muse to grace thy song,
    May’st thou despise a poet’s name. Jonathan Swift, Miscel.

Wikipedia

  1. negligent

    Negligence (Lat. negligentia) is a failure to exercise appropriate and/or ethical ruled care expected to be exercised amongst specified circumstances. The area of tort law known as negligence involves harm caused by failing to act as a form of carelessness possibly with extenuating circumstances. The core concept of negligence is that people should exercise reasonable care in their actions, by taking account of the potential harm that they might foreseeably cause to other people or property.Someone who suffers loss caused by another's negligence may be able to sue for damages to compensate for their harm. Such loss may include physical injury, harm to property, psychiatric illness, or economic loss. The law on negligence may be assessed in general terms according to a five-part model which includes the assessment of duty, breach, actual cause, proximate cause, and damages.

ChatGPT

  1. negligent

    Negligent refers to failing to take proper or appropriate care in doing something. It involves carelessness, inattention, disregard, or oversight that results in an unintended failure to fulfill a responsibility or duty causing harm or damage to others. It can be a legal term referring to conduct below the standard expected of a reasonable person, and may result in liability if such negligence leads to injury or loss.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Negligentadjective

    apt to neglect; customarily neglectful; characterized by negligence; careless; heedless; culpably careless; showing lack of attention; as, disposed in negligent order

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of negligent in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of negligent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of negligent in a Sentence

  1. Harvey Smith:

    It was probably a pretty thoughtless and negligent act that this happened and it never should have happened.

  2. Michael Knowles:

    To blame the workers for the outcomes, as if we are negligent, is wrong.

  3. Del Rio:

    I made comments earlier today in referencing the attack that took place on the United States Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Referencing that situation as a dust-up was irresponsible and negligent, and I am sorry, i stand by my comments condemning violence in communities across the country. I say that while also expressing my support as an American citizen for peaceful protest in our country. I have fully supported all peaceful protests in America. I love, respect and support all my fellow coaches, players and staff that I work with and respect their views and opinions.

  4. Graham Colton:

    Joe Biden is criminally negligent, his administration, I think, is criminally negligent when it comes to controlling our border.

  5. David Oxley:

    It would be negligent not to take the inflationary development into account.

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