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单词 negligence
释义
negligence
noun[U]
uk
/ˈneɡ.lɪ.dʒəns/us
/ˈneɡ.lə.dʒəns/
C2
thefactof not giving enoughcareorattentionto someone or something:
疏忽，过失
medicalnegligence医疗事故
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the fact of not doing something you should
  • failureFailure to follow the employee guidelines can lead to your immediate termination.
  • defaultThe bank seized his house because his mortgage was in default.
  • malpracticeThe surgeon was sued for malpractice.
  • derelictionHe was dishonourably discharged for dereliction of duty.
  • neglectCorruption and neglect resulted in a government that was weakened enough to be overthrown.
  • negligenceEducational standards deteriorated thanks to the negligence of the administration.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Neglecting and ignoring
  • beneath the/someone'sradaridiom
  • blocksomethingout
  • brushsomeone/somethingoff
  • bury/haveyourhead in the sandidiom
  • bypass
  • crack
  • ear
  • lay
  • let goidiom
  • let sleeping dogs lieidiom
  • letsomethinggo/passidiom
  • letsomethingrideidiom
  • look straight/right throughsomeoneidiom
  • nose
  • setsomethingaside
  • shut
  • shutsomeone/somethingout
  • shutyoureyes tosomethingidiom
  • silent
  • the silent treatmentidiom
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Treating people or animals badly
(Definition ofnegligencefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

negligence| Business English

negligence
noun[U]
LAW
uk
/ˈneɡlɪdʒəns/us
failureto give enoughcareorattentionto someone or something that you areresponsiblefor:
alleged/criminal/professional negligenceShe isclaimingdamagesforallegednegligence in thehandlingof acommercialtransaction.
Thecompanywassuedforgrossnegligenceafter thedeathof the twoemployees.
See also
contributory negligence
(Definition ofnegligencefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnegligence

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Prospective research subjects should not be invited to consent to what by law would constitutenegligencein the practice of medicine.
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Complaints can cover any aspect of the solicitor's work, excludingnegligence.
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All those involved in its making must bear culpability for the sheer human cost of their astoundingnegligence.
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The payment of damages fornegligence, is, in contrast, entirely without redeeming features.
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There have been some dramatic prosecutions of commercial fraud, or what may be seen as criminalnegligence.
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Such cases exemplify how, even though anegligenceclaim may be successful, damages are still not awarded.
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What is needed, therefore, is a justification for punishing criminalnegligencethat will not extend to ordinarynegligence.
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Ifnegligenceis itself wrongdoing and the parties are equally negligent, then-it might be argued-the liability of the parties ought to be similar.
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As is no doubt obvious, implementing a natural lottery rule is superficially identical to the standard practice ofnegligencelaw.
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We do not even begin to think of seeking compensation for merenegligencebut almost always only for actual harm suffered.
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We then look at the usage of the word "negligence," because this is a way to gain access to our intuitions about the concept.
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Three senior medical officials were convicted of criminalnegligenceand fraud and were sentenced to prison.
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Suppose two people disagree about an important issue, and the disagreement is not due to one party's epistemicnegligenceor obliviousness to relevant evidence.
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The perception of physiciannegligencewas associated with elevated anger.
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The others were found guilty of financial impropriety ornegligencecausing losses of revenue to the state.
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Collocationswithnegligence

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act of negligence
There must be some compounding act of negligence.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
alleged negligence
It serves no one's interests if cases are brought with little prospect of success—least of all the victims of the alleged negligence.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
comparative negligence
The second and third versions are lumped together in what is called modified comparative negligence.
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