negligence

[neg·li·gence]

When you are careless or reckless and you don’t take care of a person, object or situation like you ought to, you are practicing negligence. "Her negligence of the house resulted in its being condemned by the city."

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The quality or state of being negligent; lack of due diligence or care; omission of duty; habitual neglect; heedlessness.

Noun
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

Noun
the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern


n.
The quality or state of being negligent; lack of due diligence or care; omission of duty; habitual neglect; heedlessness.

n.
An act or instance of negligence or carelessness.

n.
The omission of the care usual under the circumstances, being convertible with the Roman culpa. A specialist is bound to higher skill and diligence in his specialty than one who is not a specialist, and liability for negligence varies acordingly.


Negligence

Neg"li*gence , n. [F. n'82gligence, L. negligentia.] The quality or state of being negligent; lack of due diligence or care; omission of duty; habitual neglect; heedlessness. 2. An act or instance of negligence or carelessness.
remarking his beauties, ... I must also point out his negligences and defects.
3. (Law) The omission of the care usual under the circumstances, being convertible with the Roman culpa. A specialist is bound to higher skill and diligence in his specialty than one who is not a specialist, and liability for negligence varies acordingly. Contributory negligence. See under Contributory. Syn. -- Neglect; inattention; heedlessness; disregard; slight. -- Negligence, Neglect. These two words are freely interchanged in our older writers; but a distinction has gradually sprung up between them. As now generally used, negligence is the habit, and neglect the act, of leaving things undone or unattended to. We are negligent as a general trait of character; we are guilty of neglect in particular cases, or in reference to individuals who had a right to our attentions.

The quality or state of being negligent; lack of due diligence or care; omission of duty; habitual neglect; heedlessness.

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Usage Examples

The real and effectual discipline which is exercised over a workman is that of his customers. It is the fear of losing their employment which restrains his frauds and corrects his negligence.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Success produces confidence confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.

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