Associations to the word «Negligence»
Noun
- Offence
- Clause
- Contractor
- Distress
- Exclusion
- Allegation
- Claim
- Indifference
- Employee
- Auditor
- Solicitor
- Prosecutor
- Calculus
- Respondent
- Inquiry
- Imprisonment
- Corruption
- Conduct
- Displeasure
- Attire
- Precaution
- Redress
- Folly
- Fallacy
- Creditor
- Vigilance
- Assault
- Defect
- Accusation
- Spill
- Lords
- Judgment
- Insurance
- Court
- Inference
- Disaster
- Libel
- Bribery
- Decency
- Suit
- Workman
- Deceased
- Dismissal
- Sabotage
- Jurisdiction
- Consequence
- Care
- Recovery
- Zeal
- Haste
- Charge
- Elegance
- Impossibility
- Debtor
- Case
- Excuse
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
Wiktionary
NEGLIGENCE, noun. The state of being negligent.
NEGLIGENCE, noun. (legal) (singulare tantum) 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.
NEGLIGENCE, noun. (legal) (uncountable) 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.
Dictionary definition
NEGLIGENCE, noun. Failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances.
NEGLIGENCE, noun. The trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern.
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.