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Word: negligence (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

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.
  • 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.
  • The state of being negligent

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