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