negligence

CEFRC1

/ˈnɛɡlɪd͡ʒəns/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Failure to take proper care of something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    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.

Examples

  • The accident happened because of the driver's negligence.

  • There's no room for excuses when it comes to your negligence, is there?

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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Parts of speech
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Citations
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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. 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.

  2. The state of being negligent.

More examples

In context

  • The accident stemmed from her negligence.

  • negligence while driving

  • The Woodwalton signalman, Rose, who was severely censured in Captain Tyler's report, behaved with great negligence.

Quick test

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Origin

noun

From Middle English necligence, negligence, from Old French negligence, from Latin neglegentia.