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# negligence

«negligence» in Mova's school dictionary: **Not taking proper care, so that something bad may happen** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (negligence, uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Not taking proper care, so that something bad may happen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/negligence/#m1)

2) (law) Failing to take the care that the law expects, which can lead to paying for harm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/negligence/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Used in safety, law and news: a driver's negligence caused a crash; negligence by a company. In stories it tells the reader someone was careless and to blame.

### examples

- The accident was caused by negligence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/negligence/#x1)
- Leaving the gate open was negligence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/negligence/#x2)
- (law) The company was found guilty of negligence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/negligence/#x3)
- Toad's negligence wrecked another motor-car. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/negligence/#x4)
- Medical negligence means a doctor did not take proper care. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/negligence/#x5)
- Owners must avoid negligence with dangerous dogs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/negligence/#x6)

### note

Adjective: negligent. Do not confuse with «negligible» (too small to matter) or «neglect».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «negligence» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/negligence/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.