Definitions for negligent
ˈnɛg lɪ dʒəntneg·li·gent

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. negligentadjective

   characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. negligentadjective

   Careless, without appropriate or sufficient attention.

2. negligentadjective

   Culpable due to negligence.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Negligentadjective

   Etymology: negligent, Fr. negligens, Latin.

   1. Careless; heedless; habitually inattentive.

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

   2. Careless of any particular.

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

   3. Scornfully regardless.

   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.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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. Jay Tifickjian:

   I can’t think of the last case here, or anywhere else, where somebody committed a negligent or reckless crime that resulted in such a sentence, it’s really telling of how the government can come down and really crush someone if they want to.

2. Yolanda Fernandez:

   It’s legal to fire in your backyard as long as you don’t do so in a reckless or negligent manner.

3. Michael Knowles:

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

4. Harvey Smith:

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

5. Danny Cevallos:

   They're going to be anything in the spectrum of murder, manslaughter (or) negligent homicide.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=negligent
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Negligent
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=negligent
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negligent
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/negligent