negligence · noun
Bedeutungen und Beispiele
Das Versäumnis, die in einer Situation erforderliche Sorgfalt oder Aufmerksamkeit aufzubringen.
The inquiry examined whether negligence had contributed to the failure to repair the damaged entrance.
An accidental error does not necessarily show negligence, but repeated ignored warnings deserve careful investigation.
She criticised the negligence that allowed valuable records to remain in a room with a leaking roof.
The organisation accepted responsibility for negligence in maintaining equipment that volunteers had repeatedly reported as unreliable.
Formen
- negligence uncountable noun