negligent act

collocation in English

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negligent
adjective
uk
/ˈneɡ.lɪ.dʒənt/us
/ˈneɡ.lə.dʒənt/
not being careful or giving enough attention to people or things that are ...
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act
noun
uk
/ækt/us
/ækt/
something that ...
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In any event, under the directive, death caused by anegligentactshould continue, to be covered by a minimum liability.
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In many cases the damage follows quickly upon thenegligentactand is perfectly obvious.
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To pay compensation when no fault has been established would, to some extent, belittle the harm caused to others through anegligentact.
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However, subsequently, the police may consider that he committed anegligentact, so he will be charged with careless driving.
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In many ways the accusation of negligence to a professional person is as potentially damaging as thenegligentactitself.
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However, orders can now be made against a legal representative for "any improper, unreasonable ornegligentactor omission".
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It would depend exclusively on where the allegednegligentacttook place.
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It still speaks of anegligentact.
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There is a significant difference between harm caused by anegligentactand harm caused by a set of circumstances that could not reasonably have been foreseen.
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The terms, while not exactly the same, mean a wrongful ornegligentactor omission by someone resulting in physical or other injury to another person or to his property.
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These acts permitted injured employees to sue the employer and then prove anegligentactor omission.
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Once the defendant acts in negligence, he/she must take responsibility for all damages that thenegligentactincurs.
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The first appellant had therefore not been negligent, and the damage complained of was caused solely by thenegligentactor omission of the second appellant.
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Anegligentact, negligent error or negligent omission clause is a much more restrictive policy, and would deny coverage in a lawsuit alleging a non-negligent error or omission.
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As the law stands at present, an employer is liable for wrongful or negligent acts committed by any of his employés affecting the general public.
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There would be no system effectively of employee compensation for the negligent acts of the employer without judicial intervention.
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All these are negligent acts which may give rise to causes for damages against him.
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Included within that could be omissions or negligent acts, such as failing to feed a particular vulnerable adult.
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It is mainly liability coverage of an individual or organization for negligent acts or omissions.
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In such cases, courts have held both defendants liable for their negligent acts.
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