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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

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