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Meaning of "negligent" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NEGLIGENT

negligent  [ˈnɛɡlɪdʒənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NEGLIGENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Negligent is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES NEGLIGENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

negligent

Negligence

Negligence is a failure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in like circumstances. The area of tort law known as negligence involves harm caused by carelessness, not intentional harm. According to Jay M. Feinman of the Rutgers University School of Law; "The core idea of negligence is that people should exercise reasonable care when they act by taking account of the potential harm that they might foreseeably cause harm to other people." "those who go personally or bring property where they know that they or it may come into collision with the persons or property of others have by law a duty cast upon them to use reasonable care and skill to avoid such a collision." Fletcher v Rylands Through civil litigation, if an injured person proves that another person acted negligently to cause their injury, they can recover damages to compensate for their harm. Proving a case for negligence can potentially entitle the injured plaintiff to compensation for harm to their body, property, mental well-being, financial status, or intimate relationships.

Definition of negligent in the English dictionary

The definition of negligent in the dictionary is habitually neglecting duties, responsibilities, etc; lacking attention, care, or concern; neglectful. Other definition of negligent is careless or nonchalant.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NEGLIGENT


agent
ˈeɪdʒənt
argent
ˈɑːdʒənt
contingent
kənˈtɪndʒənt
corrigent
ˈkɒrɪdʒənt
diligent
ˈdɪlɪdʒənt
dirigent
ˈdɪrɪdʒənt
divergent
daɪˈvɜːdʒənt
exigent
ˈɛksɪdʒənt
indigent
ˈɪndɪdʒənt
intelligent
ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒənt
intransigeant
ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒənt
newsagent
ˈnjuːzˌeɪdʒənt
nonnegligent
ˌnɒnˈneɡlɪdʒənt
pageant
ˈpædʒənt
reagent
riːˈeɪdʒənt
regent
ˈriːdʒənt
sergeant
ˈsɑːdʒənt
subagent
sʌbˈeɪdʒənt
unintelligent
ˌʌnɪnˈtɛlɪdʒənt
urgent
ˈɜːdʒənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NEGLIGENT

neglectable
neglected
neglectedness
neglecter
neglectful
neglectfully
neglectfulness
neglectingly
neglection
neglective
neglector
negligeable
negligee
negligence
negligent homicide
negligently
negligibility
negligible
negligibleness
negligibly

WORDS THAT END LIKE NEGLIGENT

chemical agent
convergent
emergent
estate agent
export agent
free agent
gent
indulgent
insurance agent
insurgent
intransigent
real-estate agent
release agent
Sargent
secret agent
special agent
stringent
tangent
travel agent
wetting agent

Synonyms and antonyms of negligent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NEGLIGENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «negligent» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of negligent

Translation of «negligent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NEGLIGENT

Find out the translation of negligent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of negligent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «negligent» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

渎职的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

negligente
570 millions of speakers

English

negligent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लापरवाह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المقصرين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

небрежности
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

negligente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অবহেলাকারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

négligent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cuai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fahrlässig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

怠って
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

태만한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Negligent
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không lo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அலட்சியமாகவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निष्काळजी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ihmalkâr
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

negligente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zaniedbania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

недбалості
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neglijent
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αμέλεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nalatige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

försumlig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uaktsom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of negligent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NEGLIGENT»

The term «negligent» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.636 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NEGLIGENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about negligent

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QUOTES WITH «NEGLIGENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word negligent.
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Cleopatra
Celerity is never more admired than by the negligent.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEGLIGENT»

Discover the use of negligent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to negligent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Liability for Negligent Words
This book is written with the aim of exploring the law of negligence in the context of words.
Barbara Ann Hocking, 1999
2
Police and Policing: Contemporary Issues
As a result of case law, there are seven areas where supervisors have been found liable as a result of negligence: negligent failure to train, negligent hiring, negligent assignment, negligent failure to supervise, negligent failure to direct, ...
Dennis Jay Kenney, Robert P. McNamara, 1999
3
Liability of the Negligent Surveyor
The Law of Surveyor's Negligence brought up to date, this is an indispensable handbook for anyone concerned with surveyor's negligence. Includes Case Summaries, typical terms of engagement and a useful Index.
Ben Maltz, Victor H. Vegoda, 2001
4
Sentencing in Tasmania
All sentences in the court of petty sessions samples included licence disqualification, ranging from 3 months to 3 years with a median of 2 years. Negligent driving 14.515 The maximum penalty for the offence of negligent driving contrary to the ...
Kate Warner, 2002
5
Police Vehicular Pursuits: Constitutionality, Liability and ...
Lundeen, 1981). Basically, there are eight areas where an officer, supervisor, or department can be held responsible for negligence in the fulfillment of basic duties: negligent hiring, negligent assignment, failure to train, negligent entrustment, ...
Wendy L. Hicks, 2007
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Hospitality Employee Management and Supervision: Concepts ...
NEGLIGENT. HIRING. AND. NEGLIGENT. RETENTION. Under the legal doctrine of respondeat superior, employers are liable for the indirect or vicarious job- related actions of their workers. Roughly translated, it means, “The act of the ...
Kerry L. Sommerville, 2007
7
Employer's guide to workplace torts: negligent hiring, ...
And whether the tort involves action or inaction by the president of your company or by a single manager -- whether it is intentional or unintentional -- your whole organization may be liable.Protect yourself and your organization from ...
Ronald Michael Green, Richard J. Reibstein, 1992
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Human-Computer Interaction -- INTERACT 2011: 13th IFIP TC 13 ...
CPT-II) by non-negligent subjects that were related to the variables obtained by the VRSCT (total time to finalize the task and the number of accidents). The measures evaluated during the assessment session on the VRSCT were compared ...
Pedro Campos, Nicholas Graham, Joaquim Jorge, 2011
9
The Violence Volcano: Reducing the Threat of Workplace Violence
Those include (a) negligent employment in hiring, retention, supervision, or assignment; (b) negligent training; (c) negligent entrustment or respondeat superior; and (d) negligent recommendation. Negligent employment may exist in the form ...
David D. Van Fleet, Ella W. Van Fleet, 2010
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Tort Law in the USA
Negligent Misrepresentation 199. The definition for Negligent Misrepresentation is almost identical to that of Fraudulent Misrepresentation: there is a material misrepresentation by a person who negligently makes a false statement, intending to ...
Beau III Baez, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEGLIGENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term negligent is used in the context of the following news items.
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Man Accused of Shooting Son Faces Negligent Homicide Charge
James Sindelar faces negligent homicide, a felony that could bring up to a 20 year prison sentence and a fine up to $50,000. James will be ... «KULR-TV, Jul 15»
2
Glass piece in meal: Shatabdi Railways finds catering company …
... Delhi Shatabdi, the Northern Railway in its enquiry report has held the catering company negligent while delivering food to passengers. «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
3
Lake Charles woman pleads guilty in infant's death
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) – A 26-year-old Lake Charles woman has pleaded guilty to negligent homicide in the 2014 death of an infant. «KLFY, Jul 15»
4
Babysitter pleads guilty to negligent homicide in death of infant
A Calcasieu Parish woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to negligent homicide in the death of a 6-month-old child who died in her care in 2014. Brittany S. Woodcock ... «KATC Lafayette News, Jul 15»
5
Police watchdog says shotgun incident was 'negligent'
The accidental discharge of a shotgun has been described as "negligent" by the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC). «BBC News, Jul 15»
6
Woman Charged with Negligent Driving After I-93 Accident
A local woman was summoned to appear in Derry District Court after reportedly crashing a moving truck into guardrail on I-93 North early this ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
7
Did A Negligent Discharge Death Lead To A Revenge Murder In NC?
A Selma woman was arrested Tuesday in the fatal weekend shooting of a Wilson's Mills man who had been charged in the May death of his ... «Bearing Arms, Jul 15»
8
Demi Moore could face lawsuit for 'negligent supervision' after 21 …
Demi Moore may face charges relating to 'negligent supervision' after a young man drowned at a party thrown at her house by her assistant. «The Independent, Jul 15»
9
Logan man pleads guilty to negligent homicide
David Schofield pleaded guilty Monday to negligent homicide, a Class A misdemeanor, and possession of a firearm by a restricted person, ... «The Herald Journal, Jul 15»
10
Ballantine man faces negligent homicide charges in son's shooting
BILLINGS – Ballantine resident James Douglas Sindelar has been jailed on suspicion of negligent homicide in the shooting death Monday ... «The Missoulian, Jul 15»

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