Associations to the word «Negligence»
Noun
- Tort
- Liability
- Plaintiff
- Misconduct
- Defendant
- Claimant
- Breach
- Omission
- Defamation
- Nuisance
- Lawsuit
- Idleness
- Disregard
- Rea
- Malice
- Diligence
- Ignorance
- Fraud
- Litigation
- Violation
- Compensation
- Arising
- Damage
- Presumption
- Jury
- Injury
- Fault
- Accused
- Homicide
- Inquest
- Neglect
- Failing
- Verdict
- Employer
- Cowardice
- Accident
- Censure
- Harm
- Immunity
- Gross
- Enquiry
- Coroner
- Statute
- Driving
- Prosecution
- Intent
- Duty
- Reproach
- Complaint
- Prudence
- Remedy
- Blunder
- Stupidity
- Treachery
- Stevenson
- Deceit
- Doctrine
- Failure
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
NEGLIGENCE, noun. The state of being negligent.
NEGLIGENCE, noun. (legal) (singulare tantum) 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.
NEGLIGENCE, noun. (legal) (uncountable) 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.
Dictionary definition
NEGLIGENCE, noun. Failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances.
NEGLIGENCE, noun. The trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern.
Wise words
Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at
least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are
nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to
build something with them; they do not win their true
meaning until one knows how to apply them.