negligence

Etymology
From, , from , from.

Noun

 * 1) The state of being negligent.
 * 2)  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.
 * 3)  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.
 * 1)  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.
 * 2)  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.

Usage notes

 * The breach of a duty of care is one element of the tort of negligence, but is also called ; one must therefore take care to clarify what is meant.

Translations

 * Finnish: ,
 * German: ,
 * Old English: rēċelēasnes


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 * Bengali: গাফলাতি
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 * Finnish: ;
 * French: négligence coupable
 * Georgian: დაუდევრობა
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 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἀμέλεια
 * Interlingua: negligentia
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 * Korean: ,
 * Latin: indiligentia, neglegentia, incūria
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 * Tagalog: kutalay
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 * Tocharian B: ykorñe
 * Vietnamese:, sự bất cẩn

Noun

 * 1)  state of being negligent