negligence · noun
Sens et exemples
Le fait de ne pas apporter le soin ou l’attention qu’exige une situation.
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.
Formes
- negligence uncountable noun