alleged negligence
collocation in Englishmeaningsofallegedandnegligence
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alleged
adjective
uk/əˈledʒd/us/əˈledʒd/
said or thought by some people to be the stated bad or illegal thing, although you have ...
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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 ofallegedandnegligencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It serves no one's interests if cases are brought with little prospect of success—least of all the victims of theallegednegligence.
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A client can seek redress for loss caused by his/her solicitor'sallegednegligencethrough the courts.
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Allegednegligenceis not a matter for the disciplinary machinery of any profession.
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Often, aggrieved parties will seek to sue the auditors forallegednegligence.
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A constituent of mine, with my assistance, went to appeal against a discharge of her legal aid certificate in a complicated case involvingallegednegligenceby doctors.
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They find that their retirement home is falling apart because ofallegednegligenceby a well-known firm of builders or an architect.
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Therefore, the defendant would be able to rely on the law of limitation to avoid proceedings in respect ofallegednegligencefor which a defendant may be held vicariously liable.
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Often the plaintiff would be a woman who hadallegednegligenceand who is met by this defence, and she would be virtually unable to prove it.
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National health service trusts will be responsible only where the negligence orallegednegligencetook place after the trust became responsible for the service concerned.
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If the claimant is involved in wrongdoing at the time theallegednegligenceoccurred, this may extinguish or reduce the defendant's liability.
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The fire was due toallegednegligence, which caused flammable substances kept in the basement of the building to catch fire after a short circuit in the electrical system.
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