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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4843 COCA: 11719

negligence

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
negligence /ˈnɛglɪʤəns/ noun
negligence
/ˈnɛglɪʤəns/
noun
Learner's definition of NEGLIGENCE
[noncount] formal
: failure to take the care that a responsible person usually takes : lack of normal care or attention疏忽;大意
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4843 COCA: 11719

negligence

noun

neg·​li·​gence ˈne-gli-jən(t)s How to pronounce negligence (audio)
1
a
: the quality or state of being negligent
b
: failure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in like circumstances
… his naivete and negligence had been the source of his problems. Michael Leahy
2
: an act or instance of being negligent
regretted his past negligences

Example Sentences

The company was charged with negligence in the manufacturing of the defective tires. exhibiting his usual negligence, he failed to set the emergency brake, and the car rolled down the steep hill and crashed into the telephone pole
Recent Examples on the Web The wrongful death and negligence suit, filed this month in Multnomah County Circuit Court, seeks $510,000 in damages. oregonlive, 15 Sep. 2022 The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on July 14, alleges wrongful death and negligence, as well as negligent infliction of emotional distress, and seeks a jury trial and unspecified damages. Stefanie Dazio, ajc, 26 July 2022 The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on July 14, alleges wrongful death and negligence, as well as negligent infliction of emotional distress, and seeks a jury trial and unspecified damages. Fox News, 26 July 2022 Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, is facing a wrongful death and negligence suit brought by the family of Jordyn Airy, who died by suicide while a freshman at the university in 2019. Megan Leonhardt, Fortune, 12 July 2022 The mom is suing for multiple damages, including wrongful death and negligence. Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 13 May 2022 Frustrated by a lack of information, Matthew Phillips’ parents filed a federal lawsuit in February accusing the U.S. government of wrongful death and negligence. Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 5 May 2022 Vanessa Bryant is suing Los Angeles County for invasion of privacy and negligence, accusing county fire and sheriff’s department employees of improperly taking and sharing photos of her dead husband and daughter from the crash scene. Editors, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2022 Prosecutors face a high legal standard to show that an officer willfully deprived someone of their constitutional rights; an accident, bad judgment or negligence isn’t enough to support federal charges. Steve Karnowski, chicagotribune.com, 20 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English necligence, neglicence, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin neglegentia, neclegentia, from neglegent-, neglegens, necligens negligent + -ia -ia entry 1

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of negligence was in the 14th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4843 COCA: 11719
negligence

noun

(law法律) ADJECTIVE | VERB + NEGLIGENCE | NEGLIGENCE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEgross嚴重失職contributory (BrE) 共有過失The plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence for failing to wear a crash helmet.原告因未戴安全頭盔而負有共有過失之責。medical, professional醫療事故;失職criminal過失犯罪VERB + NEGLIGENCEbe guilty of犯有玩忽職守罪accuse sb of, allege, sue for指控某人瀆職;指稱玩忽職守;控告玩忽職守The lawyer was accused of professional negligence.這位律師被控瀆職。deny否認失職prove證明失職arise from由於疏忽death arising from negligence由疏忽而導致的死亡NEGLIGENCE + NOUNcase玩忽職守案claim過失索賠PREPOSITIONby negligence由疏忽造成His death was brought about by negligence on the doctor's part.他的死亡是由醫生的過失造成的。through negligence由於疏忽damage to company property through negligence由於疏忽而對公司財產造成的損失negligence in⋯中的疏忽negligence in navigation導航的失誤PHRASESa finding of negligence過失判決The court made a finding of criminal negligence.法庭認定被告犯有過失罪。the result of (the) negligence疏忽的結果The accident was the result of negligence on the part of the driver.這場事故是司機疏忽大意的結果。 note at crime (for more verbs)

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