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单词 negligent
释义

negligent

/ˈnɛɡlɪdʒənt /
adjective
Failing to take proper care over something: the council had been negligent in its supervision of the children in care...
  • They would still be liable at common law for negligent installation or maintenance.
  • It is difficult for the claimant to say that the defendant was negligent in not seeing him, if he had not seen the defendant.
  • The judge held that the defendants were negligent and in breach of statutory duty and the claim was not statute barred.

Synonyms

careless, failing to take proper care, remiss, neglectful, lax, irresponsible, inattentive, heedless, thoughtless, unmindful, forgetful;
slack, sloppy, slapdash, slipshod;
North American derelict;
Maritime Law barratrous
formal delinquent
rare disregardful, inadvertent, oscitant

Derivatives

negligently

/ˈnɛɡlɪdʒəntli / adverb ...
  • The defendants negligently told the plaintiffs that X was much wealthier than in fact he was.
  • Driving is a lawful act which becomes unlawful when performed negligently.
  • Your Honour, a professional giving evidence in a court of law and who gives evidence which is negligently given, is not subject to a remedy.
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