Definition of negligence

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Negligence (n.) An act or instance of negligence or carelessness.

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Slip :: Slip (v. t.) To omit; to loose by negligence.
Neglect :: Neglect (v.) Habitual carelessness; negligence.
Negligence :: Negligence (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..
Gross :: Gross (superl.) Great; palpable; serious; vagrant; shameful; as, a gross mistake; gross injustice; gross negligence..
Inapplication :: Inapplication (n.) Want of application, attention, or diligence; negligence; indolence..
Slowenly :: Slowenly (a.) Characteristic of a solven; lacking neatness and order; evincing negligence; as, slovenly dress..
Improve :: Improve (v. t.) To disapprove; to find fault with; to reprove; to censure; as, to improve negligence..
Diligence :: Diligence (n.) The quality of being diligent; carefulness; careful attention; -- the opposite of negligence.
Slightness :: Slightness (n.) The quality or state of being slight; slenderness; feebleness; superficiality; also, formerly, negligence; indifference; disregard..
Culpa :: Culpa (n.) Negligence or fault, as distinguishable from dolus (deceit, fraud), which implies intent, culpa being imputable to defect of intellect, dolus to defect of heart..
Forslouthe :: Forslouthe (v. t.) To lose by sloth or negligence.
Wantonness :: Wantonness (n.) The quality or state of being wanton; negligence of restraint; sportiveness; recklessness; lasciviousness.
Security :: Security (n.) Hence, carelessness; negligence; heedlessness..
Lose :: Lose (v. t.) To part with unintentionally or unwillingly, as by accident, misfortune, negligence, penalty, forfeit, etc.; to be deprived of; as, to lose money from one's purse or pocket, or in business or gaming; to lose an arm or a leg by amputation; to lose men in battle..
Misprision :: Misprision (n.) A neglect, negligence, or contempt..
Shiftless :: Shiftless (a.) Destitute of expedients, or not using successful expedients; characterized by failure, especially by failure to provide for one's own support, through negligence or incapacity; hence, lazy; improvident; thriftless; as, a shiftless fellow; shiftless management..
Negligent :: Negligent (a.) Apt to neglect; customarily neglectful; characterized by negligence; careless; heedless; culpably careless; showing lack of attention; as, disposed in negligent order..
Lapse :: Lapse (v. i.) To fall or pass from one proprietor to another, or from the original destination, by the omission, negligence, or failure of some one, as a patron, a legatee, etc..
Wasteful :: Wasteful (a.) Full of waste; destructive to property; ruinous; as, wasteful practices or negligence; wasteful expenses..
Slumber :: Slumber (v. i.) To be in a state of negligence, sloth, supineness, or inactivity..
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