NEGLIGENCE

negligence, carelessness, neglect, nonperformance

(noun) failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

negligence, neglect, neglectfulness

(noun) the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

negligence (usually uncountable, plural negligences)

The state of being negligent.

(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.

Usage notes

• The breach of a duty of care is one element of the tort of negligence, but is also called negligence; one must therefore take care to clarify what is meant.

Source: Wiktionary

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Neg"li*gence, n. Etym: [F. négligence, L. negligentia.]

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

2. An act or instance of negligence or carelessness. remarking his beauties, ... I must also point out his negligences and defects. Blair.

3. (Law)

Definition: 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. Contributory negligence. See under Contributory.

Syn.

– Neglect; inattention; heedlessness; disregard; slight.

– Negligence, Neglect. These two words are freely interchanged in our older writers; but a distinction has gradually sprung up between them. As now generally used, negligence is the habit, and neglect the act, of leaving things undone or unattended to. We are negligent as a general trait of character; we are guilty of neglect in particular cases, or in reference to individuals who had a right to our attentions.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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