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dereliction
willful negligence
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comparative negligence
(law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff
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concurrent negligence
(law) negligence of two of more persons acting independently; the plaintiff may sue both together or separately
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contributory negligence
(law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence
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criminal negligence, culpable negligence
(law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences)
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neglect of duty
(law) breach of a duty
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dodging, escape, evasion
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
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nonfeasance
a failure to act when under an obligation to do so; a refusal (without sufficient excuse) to do that which it is your legal duty to do
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escape mechanism
a form of behavior that evades unpleasant realities
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malingering, skulking
evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated
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goldbricking, goofing off, shirking, slacking, soldiering
the evasion of work or duty
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circumvention
the act of evading by going around
