negligence
sustantivoatestiguado en diálogos
- //ˈnɛɡlɪd͡ʒəns//
The state of being negligent.
sustantivo
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The state of being negligent.
negligence while driving
The Woodwalton signalman, Rose, who was severely censured in Captain Tyler's report, behaved with great negligence.
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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.
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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.
Etimología
From Middle English necligence, negligence, from Old French negligence, from Latin neglegentia.
Formas
- plural
- negligences