Negligence

  • 21NÉGLIGENCE — s. f. Défaut de soin, d exactitude, d application. Grande, extrême négligence. Négligence coupable, punissable. Quelle négligence ! Vit on jamais telle négligence ? Il y a en cela de la négligence de votre part. Ce livre est imprimé avec beaucoup …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 22NÉGLIGENCE — n. f. Défaut de soin, d’exactitude, d’application. Extrême négligence. Négligence coupable. Il y a eu négligence de votre part. Ce texte a été corrigé avec beaucoup de négligence. Il aura peine à se faire pardonner ses négligences. Il se dit… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 23Négligence — Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Négligence », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Le mot négligence peut signifier :… …

    Wikipédia en Français

  • 24negligence — n. 1)contributory; criminal; rank; willful negligence 2) (legal) gross; ordinary; slight negligence * * * [ neglɪdʒ(ə)ns] criminal ordinary rank slight negligence willful negligence (legal) gross contributory …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 25negligence — neg|li|gence [ˈneglıdʒəns] n [U] failure to take enough care over something that you are responsible for ▪ negligence in carrying out safety procedures ▪ The bridge s architect was sued for criminal negligence …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26negligence — [[t]ne̱glɪʤ(ə)ns[/t]] N UNCOUNT If someone is guilty of negligence, they have failed to do something which they ought to do. [FORMAL] The soldiers were ordered to appear before a disciplinary council on charges of negligence …

    English dictionary

  • 27negligence — noun (U) failure to take enough care over something that you are responsible for: negligence in carrying out safety procedures | The bridge s architect was sued for criminal negligence …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28negligence — n. failure by a health professional to exercise a reasonable standard of care, as defined in the UK until recently by the Bolam test. In order to establish negligence a claimant must show that a doctor had a duty of care, that he or she breached… …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 29negligence — A word of broad significance which may not readily be defined with accuracy. Jamison v Encarnacion, 281 US 635, 74 L Ed 1082, 50 S Ct 440. The lack of due diligence or care. A wrong characterized by the absence of a positive intent to inflict… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 30negligence — n. 1 a a lack of proper care and attention; carelessness. b an act of carelessness. 2 Law = contributory negligence. 3 Art freedom from restraint or artificiality. Derivatives: negligent adj. negligently adv. Etymology: ME f. OF negligence or L… …

    Useful english dictionary