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slight negligence — see negligence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. slight negligence … Law dictionary
slight negligence — noun Etymology: slight (I) : failure to exercise the great degree of care commonly exercised by an extraordinarily prudent person compare gross negligence, ordinary negligence … Useful english dictionary
negligence — neg·li·gence / ne gli jəns/ n: failure to exercise the degree of care expected of a person of ordinary prudence in like circumstances in protecting others from a foreseeable and unreasonable risk of harm in a particular situation; also: conduct… … Law dictionary
Negligence — • The omission, whether habitual or not, of the care required for the performance of duties, or at any rate, for their full adequate discharge. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Negligence Negligence … Catholic encyclopedia
slight — I adjective ancillary, auxiliary, diminutive, exiguous, exiguus, immaterial, inappreciable, inconsequential, inconsiderable, inferior, insignificant, levis, light, limited, little, meager, mean, minor, minute, modest, negligible, niggardly,… … Law dictionary
negligence — The omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided by those ordinary considerations which ordinarily regulate human affairs, would do, or the doing of something which a reasonable and prudent man would not do. Negligence is the failure… … Black's law dictionary
negligence — The omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided by those ordinary considerations which ordinarily regulate human affairs, would do, or the doing of something which a reasonable and prudent man would not do. Negligence is the failure… … Black's law dictionary
negligence — 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
Negligence — Neg li*gence, n. [F. n[ e]gligence, L. negligentia.] The quality or state of being negligent; lack of due diligence or care; omission of duty; habitual neglect; heedlessness. [1913 Webster] 2. An act or instance of negligence or carelessness.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slight — Synonyms and related words: Lenten, Spartan, abstemious, adulterated, affront, airy, ankle deep, ascetic, asinine, attenuate, attenuated, austere, bantam, be blind to, be caught out, be inattentive, be unwary, belittle, blink, blink at, boyish,… … Moby Thesaurus
