professional negligence

collocation in English

meaningsofprofessionalandnegligence

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professional
adjective
uk
/prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/
us
/prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/
relating to work that needs special training ...
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negligence
noun[U]
uk
/ˈneɡ.lɪ.dʒəns/
us
/ˈneɡ.lə.dʒəns/
the fact of not giving enough care or attention to someone ...
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(Definition ofprofessionalandnegligencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprofessional negligence

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A lawyer or accountant giving such confused advice would quickly be sued forprofessionalnegligence.
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But bonding against the misuse of moneys and againstprofessionalnegligencewould include partners, directors and their staffs.
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So my constituent brought an action inprofessionalnegligenceagainst the valuer and the solicitor.
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Does not the law punish a doctor to-day for grossprofessionalnegligence?
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Disputes overprofessionalnegligenceare extremely complicated and lengthy, and are usually a matter of law rather than of building practice.
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Take, for instance, the case ofprofessionalnegligence.
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There may be occasions when the engineers are waiting for payment until thisprofessionalnegligencedispute is resolved.
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I was confused, too, by his notion that an adjudicator might uncover some element ofprofessionalnegligencein the course of some other investigation.
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It also covers the costs of insuring againstprofessionalnegligenceand includes a profit element.
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I do not think there has ever been a case ofprofessionalnegligenceheld against a broker following the collapse of a company.
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If the architect does not do that satisfactorily he is liable in an action for damages forprofessionalnegligence.
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There has been an enormous increase in litigation over allegations ofprofessionalnegligence.
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Information on the amounts paid to coverprofessionalnegligenceclaims is not collected centrally.
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For the rest of us, it is too expensive to contemplate, unless we are absolutely convinced that there has beenprofessionalnegligence.
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One thinks of libel, the victims ofprofessionalnegligence, the victims of medical negligence, and the victims of flawed pharmaceutical products.
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The losses due toprofessionalnegligenceare far greater than any losses through defalcation of deposit money.
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Therefore, the civil remedy would follow and whether he was guilty ofprofessionalnegligencewould be irrelevant.
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Equally, the observer will have no jurisdiction to determine questions ofprofessionalnegligence.
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Professionalnegligenceinsurance is mandatory for other professions and an overwhelming case exists for making it mandatory for health professionals.
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When we talk aboutprofessionalnegligence, we are not discussing a new phenomenon.
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