negligence

noun

neg·li·gence ˈne-gli-jən(t)s How to pronounce negligence (audio)

: the quality or state of being negligent

: failure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in like circumstances

… his naivete and negligence had been the source of his problems.

Michael Leahy

: an act or instance of being negligent

regretted his past negligences

Example Sentences

The company was charged with negligence in the manufacturing of the defective tires. exhibiting his usual negligence, he failed to set the emergency brake, and the car rolled down the steep hill and crashed into the telephone pole

Recent Examples on the Web The wrongful death and negligence suit, filed this month in Multnomah County Circuit Court, seeks $510,000 in damages.

oregonlive, 15 Sep. 2022 The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on July 14, alleges wrongful death and negligence, as well as negligent infliction of emotional distress, and seeks a jury trial and unspecified damages.

Stefanie Dazio, ajc, 26 July 2022 The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on July 14, alleges wrongful death and negligence, as well as negligent infliction of emotional distress, and seeks a jury trial and unspecified damages.

Fox News, 26 July 2022 Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, is facing a wrongful death and negligence suit brought by the family of Jordyn Airy, who died by suicide while a freshman at the university in 2019.

Megan Leonhardt, Fortune, 12 July 2022 The mom is suing for multiple damages, including wrongful death and negligence.

Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 13 May 2022 Frustrated by a lack of information, Matthew Phillips’ parents filed a federal lawsuit in February accusing the U.S. government of wrongful death and negligence.

Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 5 May 2022 Vanessa Bryant is suing Los Angeles County for invasion of privacy and negligence, accusing county fire and sheriff’s department employees of improperly taking and sharing photos of her dead husband and daughter from the crash scene.

Editors, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2022 Prosecutors face a high legal standard to show that an officer willfully deprived someone of their constitutional rights; an accident, bad judgment or negligence isn’t enough to support federal charges.

Steve Karnowski, chicagotribune.com, 20 Jan. 2022 See More

Legal Definition

negligence

noun

neg·li·gence ˈne-gli-jəns How to pronounce negligence (audio)

: failure to exercise the degree of care expected of a person of ordinary prudence in like circumstances in protecting others from a foreseeable and unreasonable risk of harm in a particular situation

also : conduct that reflects this failure

called also ordinary negligence, simple negligence

compare abuse sense 2, due care, intent

Note: Negligence may render one civilly and sometimes criminally liable for resulting injuries.

— collateral negligence

: negligence on the part of an independent contractor that is not connected with a manner of working or risk ordinarily associated with particular work and for which the employer of the contractor is not liable

— comparative negligence \\ kəm-ˈpar-ə-tiv- \\

a : negligence of one among multiple parties involved in an injury that is measured (as in percentages) according to the degree of its contribution to the injury the comparative negligence of the plaintiff

b : a doctrine, rule, or method of apportioning liability and damages in tort law: negligence and damages are determined by reference to the proportionate fault of the plaintiff and defendant with the negligence of the plaintiff not constituting an absolute bar to recovery from the defendant compare contributory negligence in this entry

Note: The great majority of states have replaced the doctrine of contributory negligence with that of comparative negligence.

: an affirmative defense alleging comparative negligence by the plaintiff

— contributory negligence

: negligence on the part of a plaintiff that contributed to the injury at issue

: a now largely abolished doctrine in tort law: negligence on the part of a plaintiff that contributed to the injury at issue will bar recovery from the defendant

also : an affirmative defense based on this doctrine

— criminal negligence

: a gross deviation from the standard of care expected of a reasonable person that is manifest in a failure to protect others from a risk (as of death) deriving from one's conduct and that renders one criminally liable

called also culpable negligence

compare gross negligence in this entry

— gross negligence

: negligence that is marked by conduct that presents an unreasonably high degree of risk to others and by a failure to exercise even the slightest care in protecting them from it and that is sometimes associated with conscious and willful indifference to their rights see also recklessness compare criminal negligence in this entry

— negligence per se \\ -ˌpər-ˈsā, -ˈsē \\

: negligence that consists of a violation of a statute especially designed to protect the public safety

Note: Recovery may be had on a theory of negligence per se when the harm resulting from the violation is the type that the statute is designed to prevent, the plaintiff is a member of the class of persons sought to be protected by the statute, and the violation is the proximate cause of the plaintiff's injury.

— ordinary negligence

: negligence

— passive negligence

: failure to do something (as to discover a dangerous condition on one's property) that is not a breach of an affirmative duty and that in combination with another's act is a cause of injury

— simple negligence

: negligence

— slight negligence

: failure to exercise the great degree of care typical of an extraordinarily prudent person

Note: The category of slight negligence is used much less frequently than ordinary negligence and gross negligence, the other members of a three-level classification that was formerly prevalent.

单词	negligence
释义	negligence noun neg·li·gence ˈne-gli-jən(t)s 1 a : the quality or state of being negligent b : failure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in like circumstances … his naivete and negligence had been the source of his problems. Michael Leahy 2 : an act or instance of being negligent regretted his past negligences Synonyms carelessness dereliction heedlessness incaution incautiousness laxness neglectfulness remissness slackness See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The company was charged with negligence in the manufacturing of the defective tires. exhibiting his usual negligence, he failed to set the emergency brake, and the car rolled down the steep hill and crashed into the telephone pole Recent Examples on the Web The wrongful death and negligence suit, filed this month in Multnomah County Circuit Court, seeks $510,000 in damages. oregonlive, 15 Sep. 2022 The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on July 14, alleges wrongful death and negligence, as well as negligent infliction of emotional distress, and seeks a jury trial and unspecified damages. Stefanie Dazio, ajc, 26 July 2022 The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on July 14, alleges wrongful death and negligence, as well as negligent infliction of emotional distress, and seeks a jury trial and unspecified damages. Fox News, 26 July 2022 Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, is facing a wrongful death and negligence suit brought by the family of Jordyn Airy, who died by suicide while a freshman at the university in 2019. Megan Leonhardt, Fortune, 12 July 2022 The mom is suing for multiple damages, including wrongful death and negligence. Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 13 May 2022 Frustrated by a lack of information, Matthew Phillips’ parents filed a federal lawsuit in February accusing the U.S. government of wrongful death and negligence. Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 5 May 2022 Vanessa Bryant is suing Los Angeles County for invasion of privacy and negligence, accusing county fire and sheriff’s department employees of improperly taking and sharing photos of her dead husband and daughter from the crash scene. Editors, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2022 Prosecutors face a high legal standard to show that an officer willfully deprived someone of their constitutional rights; an accident, bad judgment or negligence isn’t enough to support federal charges. Steve Karnowski, chicagotribune.com, 20 Jan. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English necligence, neglicence, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin neglegentia, neclegentia, from neglegent-, neglegens, necligens negligent + -ia -ia entry 1 First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing negligence culpable negligence culpable negligence Kids Definition negligence noun neg·li·gence ˈne-glə-jəns : failure to take proper or normal care of something or someone Legal Definition negligence noun neg·li·gence ˈne-gli-jəns : failure to exercise the degree of care expected of a person of ordinary prudence in like circumstances in protecting others from a foreseeable and unreasonable risk of harm in a particular situation also : conduct that reflects this failure called also ordinary negligence, simple negligence compare abuse sense 2, due care, intent Note: Negligence may render one civilly and sometimes criminally liable for resulting injuries. — collateral negligence : negligence on the part of an independent contractor that is not connected with a manner of working or risk ordinarily associated with particular work and for which the employer of the contractor is not liable — comparative negligence \\ kəm-ˈpar-ə-tiv- \\ a : negligence of one among multiple parties involved in an injury that is measured (as in percentages) according to the degree of its contribution to the injury the comparative negligence of the plaintiff b : a doctrine, rule, or method of apportioning liability and damages in tort law: negligence and damages are determined by reference to the proportionate fault of the plaintiff and defendant with the negligence of the plaintiff not constituting an absolute bar to recovery from the defendant compare contributory negligence in this entry Note: The great majority of states have replaced the doctrine of contributory negligence with that of comparative negligence. : an affirmative defense alleging comparative negligence by the plaintiff — contributory negligence : negligence on the part of a plaintiff that contributed to the injury at issue : a now largely abolished doctrine in tort law: negligence on the part of a plaintiff that contributed to the injury at issue will bar recovery from the defendant also : an affirmative defense based on this doctrine — criminal negligence : a gross deviation from the standard of care expected of a reasonable person that is manifest in a failure to protect others from a risk (as of death) deriving from one's conduct and that renders one criminally liable called also culpable negligence compare gross negligence in this entry — gross negligence : negligence that is marked by conduct that presents an unreasonably high degree of risk to others and by a failure to exercise even the slightest care in protecting them from it and that is sometimes associated with conscious and willful indifference to their rights see also recklessness compare criminal negligence in this entry — negligence per se \\ -ˌpər-ˈsā, -ˈsē \\ : negligence that consists of a violation of a statute especially designed to protect the public safety Note: Recovery may be had on a theory of negligence per se when the harm resulting from the violation is the type that the statute is designed to prevent, the plaintiff is a member of the class of persons sought to be protected by the statute, and the violation is the proximate cause of the plaintiff's injury. — ordinary negligence : negligence — passive negligence : failure to do something (as to discover a dangerous condition on one's property) that is not a breach of an affirmative duty and that in combination with another's act is a cause of injury — simple negligence : negligence — slight negligence : failure to exercise the great degree of care typical of an extraordinarily prudent person Note: The category of slight negligence is used much less frequently than ordinary negligence and gross negligence, the other members of a three-level classification that was formerly prevalent. negligence noun 1 as in neglectfulness failure to take the care that a cautious person usually takes exhibiting his usual negligence, he failed to set the emergency brake, and the car rolled down the steep hill and crashed into the telephone pole Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance neglectfulness carelessness neglect recklessness laxness omission heedlessness remissness slackness malfeasance malpractice irresponsibility misconduct dereliction mismanagement foolhardiness rashness inattention incaution inadvertence incautiousness forgetfulness mishandling inadvertency wildness inattentiveness shortsightedness delinquency misdirection irresponsibleness obliviousness unwariness Antonyms & Near Antonyms care carefulness awareness caution responsibility cautiousness attention attentiveness alertness vigilance watchfulness circumspection observance heedfulness responsibleness See More 2 as in neglect the nonperformance of an assigned or expected action the factory's owners are being charged with criminal negligence for the fire that killed a dozen workers Synonyms & Similar Words neglect failure oversight default carelessness nonfeasance delinquency inadvertence dereliction misprision laxity inadvertency heedlessness Antonyms & Near Antonyms compliance discharge fulfillment fulfilment
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negligence

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