act of negligence
collocation in Englishmeaningsofactandnegligence
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act
noun
uk/ækt/us/ækt/
something that ...
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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 ofactandnegligencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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There must be some compoundingactofnegligence.
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Why is it right to fine an airline in such a situation when it cannot possibly have committed anyactofnegligence?
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Anyactofnegligenceon the part of a branch official in giving out the ballot papers could invalidate the political fund.
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I cannot believe that this was through anyactofnegligence, because farmers are not like that.
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Was it anactofnegligenceby the parliamentary draftsmen to put in mere verbiage and persiflage — something wholly unnecessary and meaningless?
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Let us take not a precise case but a fictitious case of a deputising doctor who, it is clear, has committed anactofnegligence.
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It would have been much more painful for them to conclude that very senior, skilful young pilots had committed anactofnegligence.
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He might be a person who has suffered serious injury at work, or is making a claim against his employer for someactofnegligence.
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However, if appropriate, our normal disciplinary proceedings will in any event proceed if another service man is guilty of anactofnegligence.
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If the water board commits anactofnegligence, for example by fitting a wrong connection to a pipe, it can be sued and will pay compensation.
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I raised it on the question of civil liabilities incurred by a person entitled to diplomatic privileges, after he had committed anactofnegligencein driving a motor-car.
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If there was anactofnegligencein the school during school hours and the child suffered, that was the moment when the right of action occurred.
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An example is the hypothetical case of a corporal who 30 years ago may have caused or contributed to the death of a comrade through anactofnegligence.
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During the last few weeks my union established a case in the appeal court and obtained £2,900 damages because of anactofnegligenceby the employer.
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In addition, a commanding officer may award a penal stoppage of pay to make good loss or damage caused by the airman's wrongfulactofnegligence.
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Surely, on a simple interpretation, logic might suggest that a work-related death through negligence is no different from a grossactofnegligenceand hence the presumption of corporate manslaughter.
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She called the glaring omission of his status a newsworthyactofnegligence.
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Even today, without that, they would be subject to the full rigours of military discipline for any acts of negligence that they may have committed.
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The sole purpose is to reduce the number of deaths and injuries on the roads by highlighting certain dangerous acts of negligence.
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One hopes that there will not have been malfeasance or gross acts of negligence on the part of the solicitor.
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