Associations to the word «Negligent»
Noun
- Negligence
- Tort
- Homicide
- Plaintiff
- Liability
- Omission
- Defendant
- Driving
- Hiring
- Breach
- Distress
- Shrug
- Neglect
- Burglary
- Robbery
- Defamation
- Lawsuit
- Inquest
- Assault
- Deceit
- Fraud
- Rape
- Supervision
- Damage
- Loose
- Discharge
- Harm
- Misconduct
- Employer
- Failing
- Disregard
- Claimant
- Flick
- Stiff
- Compensation
- Ignorant
- Injury
- Duty
- Slaughter
- Arson
- Heller
- Byrne
- Retention
- Conduct
- Slack
- Offense
- Harassment
- Verdict
- Indifference
- Garb
- Auditor
- Exploitation
- Subordinate
- Abuse
- Metropolitan
- Concealment
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
NEGLIGENT, adjective. Careless, without appropriate or sufficient attention.
NEGLIGENT, adjective. (legal) Culpable due to negligence.
NEGLIGENT ENTRUSTMENT, noun. (legal) A tort cause of action that arises where a party is injured because the other party entrusted a dangerous instrumentality (such as a vehicle or a weapon) to a person whom the other party knew or reasonably should have known should not be trusted with that instrumentality.
Dictionary definition
NEGLIGENT, adjective. Characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern; "negligent parents"; "negligent of detail"; "negligent in his correspondence".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.