negligence
noun /ˈneɡlɪdʒəns/
/ˈneɡlɪdʒəns/
[uncountable] (law or formal)- the failure to give somebody/something enough care or attention
- The accident was caused by negligence on the part of the driver.
- The doctor was sued for medical negligence.
Extra ExamplesTopics Difficulty and failurec2- The accident was the result of negligence on the part of the driver.
- The court made a finding of contributory negligence.
- The lawyer was accused of professional negligence.
- The plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence for failing to wear a crash helmet.
- damage to company property through negligence
- death arising from negligence
- negligence in navigation
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- gross
- contributory
- medical
- …
- be guilty of
- accuse somebody of
- allege
- …
- case
- claim
- by negligence
- through negligence
- negligence in
- …
- a finding of negligence
- the result of (the) negligence
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin negligentia, from the verb negligere (variant of neglegere ‘disregard, slight’, from neg- ‘not’ + legere ‘choose, pick up’).