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diligence
dil·i·gence 1 D0224900 (dĭl′ə-jəns)n.1. Earnest and persistent application to an undertaking; steady effort; assiduity.2. Attentive care; heedfulness.
dil·i·gence 2 D0224900 (dĭl′ə-jəns, dē′lē-zhäNs′)n. A large stagecoach.
[French, from (carrosse de) diligence, speed (coach), from Old French, diligence, dispatch, from Latin dīligentia, from dīligēns, dīligent-, diligent; see diligent.]diligence (ˈdɪlɪdʒəns) n1. steady and careful application2. proper attention or care3. (Law) law the degree of care required in a given situation[C14: from Latin dīligentia care, attentiveness]
diligence (ˈdɪlɪdʒəns; French diliʒɑ̃s) n (Historical Terms) history a stagecoach[C18: from French, shortened from carosse de diligence, literally: coach of speed]dil•i•gence1 (ˈdɪl ɪ dʒəns)
n. 1. constant and earnest effort to accomplish what is undertaken. 2. the degree of care and caution expected of a person. [1300–50; Middle English deligence (< Anglo-French) < Latin] dil•i•gence2 (ˈdɪl ɪ dʒəns; Fr. di liˈʒɑ̃s)
n. (-dʒən sɪz; Fr. -ˈʒɑ̃s) a stagecoach. [1735–45; short for French carosse de diligence speed coach] Diligence of messengers: messengers collectively—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | diligence - conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situationpainstakingness, conscientiousness - the trait of being painstaking and careful | | 2. | diligence - persevering determination to perform a task; "his diligence won him quick promotions"; "frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues"industriousness, industrydetermination, purpose - the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose; "his determination showed in his every movement"; "he is a man of purpose"assiduity, assiduousness, concentration - great and constant diligence and attentionsedulity, sedulousness - the quality of being constantly diligent and attentivestudiousness - diligent study | | 3. |  diligence - a diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application"applicationelbow grease, exertion, effort, travail, sweat - use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion" |
diligencenoun application, industry, care, activity, attention, perseverance, earnestness, attentiveness, assiduity, intentness, assiduousness, laboriousness, heedfulness, sedulousness The police are pursuing their enquiries with great diligence.diligencenounSteady attention and effort, as to one's occupation:application, assiduity, assiduousness, industriousness, industry, sedulousness.Translationsdiligent (ˈdilidʒənt) adjective conscientious; hardworking. a diligent student. 勤奮的 勤奋的ˈdiligently adverb 勤奮地 勤奋地ˈdiligence noun 勤奮 勤奋IdiomsSeediligence is the mother of good luckdiligence
DiligenceVigilant activity; attentiveness; or care, of which there are infinite shades, from the slightest momentary thought to the most vigilant anxiety. Attentive and persistent in doing a thing; steadily applied; active; sedulous; laborious; unremitting; untiring. The attention and care required of a person in a given situation; the opposite of Negligence. There may be a high degree of diligence, a common degree of diligence, and a slight degree of diligence, with their corresponding degrees of negligence. Common or ordinary diligence is that degree of diligence which persons generally exercise in respect to their own concerns; high or great diligence is, of course, extraordinary diligence, or that which very prudent persons take of their own concerns; and low or slight diligence is that which persons of less than common prudence, or indeed of any prudence at all, take of their own concerns. Special diligence is the skill that a good businessperson exercises in his or her specialty. It is more highly regarded than ordinary diligence or the diligence of a nonspecialist in a given set of circumstances. diligencen. reasonable care or attention to a matter, which is good enough to avoid a claim of negligence, or is a fair attempt (as in due diligence in a process server's attempt to locate someone). diligence 1 the degree of care required in a given situation. Often encountered in the phrase due diligence which denotes a defence to many statutory crimes and which also denotes the process by which a purchaser of or an investor in a company investigates the target. To this end accountants, solicitors and other professionals may need to be instructed. 2 in Scotland, the body of law relating to the enforcement of obligations. DILIGENCE, contracts. The doing things in proper time.
2. It may be divided into three degrees, namely: ordinary diligence, extraordinary diligence, and slight diligence. It is the reverse of negligence. (q.v.) Under that article is shown what degree of negligence, or want of diligence, will make a party to a contract responsible to the other. Vide Story, Bailm. Index h.t.; Ayl. Pand. 113 1 Miles, Rep. 40. DILIGENCE. In Scotland, there are certain forms of law, whereby a creditor endeavors to make good his payment, either by affecting the person of his debtor, or by securing the subjects belonging to him from alienation, or by carrying the property of these subjects to himself. They are either real or personal.
2. Real diligence is that which is proper to heritable or real rights,. and of this kind there are two sorts: 1. Inhibitions. 2. Adjudication, which the law has substituted in the place of apprising.
3. Personal diligence is that by which the person of the debtor may be secured, or his personal estate affected. Ersk. Pr. L. Scotl. B. 2, t. 11, s. 1. diligence
Synonyms for diligencenoun applicationSynonyms- application
- industry
- care
- activity
- attention
- perseverance
- earnestness
- attentiveness
- assiduity
- intentness
- assiduousness
- laboriousness
- heedfulness
- sedulousness
Synonyms for diligencenoun steady attention and effort, as to one's occupationSynonyms- application
- assiduity
- assiduousness
- industriousness
- industry
- sedulousness
Synonyms for diligencenoun conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a taskRelated Words- painstakingness
- conscientiousness
noun persevering determination to perform a taskSynonymsRelated Words- determination
- purpose
- assiduity
- assiduousness
- concentration
- sedulity
- sedulousness
- studiousness
noun a diligent effortSynonymsRelated Words- elbow grease
- exertion
- effort
- travail
- sweat
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