négligence

Definitions of négligence
  1. noun
    a mistake resulting from inattention
    synonyms: erreur, manquement au devoir, oubli, écart
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    type of:
    erreur, faute
    a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
  2. noun
    letting pass without notice
    synonyms: inattention
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    type of:
    omission
    neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something
  3. noun
    a tendency to be negligent and uncaring
    synonyms: délaissement
  4. noun
    willful negligence
    synonyms: reniement
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    crime, mauvaise conduite, méfait
    activity that transgresses moral or civil law
    omission
    failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
  5. noun
    willful lack of care and attention
    synonyms: inattention
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    type of:
    sévices
    the practice of treating (someone or something) badly
  6. noun
    the act of giving something up
    synonyms: abandon, reniement
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    réjection
    the act of rejecting something
  7. noun
    failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
    synonyms: omission
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    types:
    reniement
    willful negligence
    fuite, évasion
    nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
    type of:
    inachèvement, non-accomplissement
    an act that does not achieve its intended goal
  8. noun
    the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
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    délaissement
    a tendency to be negligent and uncaring
    mollesse
    the quality of being lax and neglectful
    type of:
    imprudence, insouciance
    the quality of not being careful or taking pains
  9. noun
    the quality of being lax and neglectful
    synonyms: mollesse
  10. noun
    withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
    synonyms: abandon, reniement
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    retrait
    the act of withdrawing
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