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Negligence synonyms

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oversight
Superintendence or supervision, often, specif., as part of governmental regulation
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  1. Superintendence or supervision, often, specif., as part of governmental regulation
  2. Watchful care or management; supervision.
  3. Supervision or management.
laxity
The state or quality of being lax.
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  1. The state or quality of being lax.
  2. The quality or condition of being lax; looseness
slackness
The state of being slack; the quality of having slack.
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  1. The state of being slack; the quality of having slack.
Find another word for negligence. In this page you can discover 11 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for negligence, like: remissness, oversight, heedlessness, carelessness, indifference, neglect, laxity, laxness, remissness, slackness and careful.

Sentence Examples

  • The ambassadors remarked his negligence, and his ministers complained of it.

  • In case a client has suffered damage owing to the negligence of the advocate, the latter can be made responsible.

  • An arbitrator is not liable to be sued for want of skill or for negligence in conducting the arbitration (Pappa v.

  • At the same time a passenger crossing the highway is also bound to use due care in avoiding vehicles, and the mere fact of a driver being on the wrong side of the road would not be evidence of negligence in such a case.

  • The district council are, however, liable for any injury caused through negligence on the part of their officers or servants in carrying out the work of repair.

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