neg·li·gence /ˈnɛglɪʤən(t)s/
疏忽,粗心大意,忽視
Neg·li·gence n. 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 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.
Usage: -- 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.
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negligence
n 1: failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person
would exercise under the same circumstances [syn: carelessness,
neglect, nonperformance]
2: the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
[syn: neglect, neglectfulness]