Definition of Negligence

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Negligence

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

An act or instance of negligence or carelessness.

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.

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Negligence Quotations

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.
Adam Smith

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

The incompetence regarding body and vehicle armor rises almost to a level of criminal negligence.
John Olver

In the lead up to the Iraq war and its later conduct, I saw at a minimum, true dereliction, negligence and irresponsibility, at worse, lying, incompetence and corruption.
Anthony Zinni

Negligence is the rust of the soul, that corrodes through all her best resolves.
Owen Feltham

A great proportion of the wretchedness which has embittered married life, has originated in a negligence of trifles.
Thomas Sprat

Negligence Translations

negligence in Dutch is nonchalance, nalatigheid
negligence in Spanish is negligencia

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