negligence (redirected from Intervening cause)

neg·li·gence  (ngl-jns)

n.

1. The state or quality of being negligent.

2. A negligent act or a failure to act.

3. Law Failure to exercise the degree of care considered reasonable under the circumstances, resulting in an unintended injury to another party.

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negligence [ˈnɛglɪdʒəns]

n

1. the state or quality of being negligent

2. a negligent act

3. (Law) Law a civil wrong whereby a person or party is in breach of a legal duty of care to another which results in loss or injury to the claimant

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	negligence - failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances nonperformance, carelessness, neglect nonaccomplishment, nonachievement - an act that does not achieve its intended goal dereliction - willful negligence comparative negligence - (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff concurrent negligence - (law) negligence of two of more persons acting independently; the plaintiff may sue both together or separately contributory negligence - (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence; "in common law any degree of contributory negligence would bar the plaintiff from collecting damages" criminal negligence, culpable negligence - (law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences) neglect of duty - (law) breach of a duty dodging, escape, evasion - nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do; "his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"; "that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive"
	2.	negligence - the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern neglectfulness, neglect carelessness, sloppiness - the quality of not being careful or taking pains dereliction, willful neglect, delinquency - a tendency to be negligent and uncaring; "he inherited his delinquency from his father"; "his derelictions were not really intended as crimes"; "his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities" laxness, remissness, laxity, slackness - the quality of being lax and neglectful

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negligence

noun carelessness, failure, neglect, disregard, indifference, shortcoming, omission, oversight, dereliction, forgetfulness, slackness, inattention, laxity, thoughtlessness, laxness, inadvertence, inattentiveness, heedlessness, remissness He was responsible for his patients' deaths through gross negligence.

Translations

negligence [ˈneglɪdʒəns] N

1. (= carelessness) → negligencia f
through negligence → por negligencia

2. (Jur) → negligencia f

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negligence [ˈnɛglɪdʒ^əns] n → négligence f

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negligence

n (= carelessness) → Nachlässigkeit f; (causing danger, Jur) → Fahrlässigkeit f

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negligence [ˈnɛglɪdʒ/əns] n → negligenza
through negligence → per negligenza
criminal negligence (Law) → reato d'omissione

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negligence

n negligence [ˈneglidʒəns]

carelessness The accident was caused by the driver's negligence. nalatigheid, agtelosigheid إهْمال، قِلَّة إهْتِمام небржност nedbalost uagtsomhed die Nachlässigkeit αμέλεια, απροσεξία descuido, negligencia lohakus سهل انگاری huolimattomuus négligence רַשלָנוּת लापरवाही nemar,nemarnost hanyagság kelalaian kæruleysi negligenza 不注意 태만 aplaidumas, neapdairumas nevērība; nolaidība kecuaian achteloosheid likegyldighet, uaktsomhet niedbalstwo negligência neatenţie небрежность nedbalosť nepazljivost nepažnja försumlighet, slarv, vårdslöshet ความไม่เอาใจใส่ ihmalkârlık, dikkatsizlik 疏忽 недбалість; халатність لاپروائي sự cẩu thả 疏忽

adj negligent

nalatig مُهْمِل невнимателен nedbalý uagtsom nachlässig αμέλης, απρόσεχτος negligente lohakas بی دقت välinpitämätön négligent בְּרַשלָנוּת बेपरवाह nemaran,ležeran hanyag lalai kærulaus negligente 怠慢な 태만한, 부주의한 aplaidus, nerūpestingas nevērīgs; nolaidīgs cuai onachtzaam skjødesløs, uaktsom niedbały negligente neglijent небрежный nedbalý malomaren nepažljiv försumlig, slarvig, vårdslös โดยเผลอไป ihmalkâr, dikkatsiz 疏忽的 недбалий; халатний بے پروا cẩu thả 疏忽的

adv negligently

nalatigheid بإهْمال небрежно nedbale uagtsomt nachlässig απρόσεχτα, αδιάφορα negligentemente lohakalt از روی مسامحه hutiloidusti négligemment מִתוֹך רַשלָנוּת बेपरवाही से nemarno,nesavjesno hanyagul secara lalai kæruleysislega negligentemente むとんちゃくに 부주의하게 aplaidžiai, nerūpestingai nevērīgi; nolaidīgi dengan cuai onachtzaam skjødesløst, uaktsomt niedbale negligentemente neglijent небрежно nedbalo malomarno nepažljivo försumligt, slarvigt, vårdslöst อย่างไม่สนใจ ihmalcilikle, dikkatsizce 疏忽地 недбало; халатно بے پروائي سے một cách cẩu thả 疏忽地