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negligence
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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neg·li·gence
/ ˈnegləjəns/
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n.
failure to take proper care in doing something:
some of these accidents are due to negligence.
∎ Law
failure to use reasonable care, resulting in damage or injury to another.
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On determining negligence: Hand formula balancing, the reasonable person standard, and the jury
Magazine article from: Vanderbilt Law Review; 4/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...element of "breach" in the tort of negligence-that is, the provisions that...the substantive content of the negligence standard. In light of the continuing...over the best understanding of negligence, the Discussion Draft's take...
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The trouble with negligence
Magazine article from: Vanderbilt Law Review; 4/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; The concept of negligence dominates tort law. Most tort cases are about negligence. Much tort law scholarship over the past several decades has been about the meaning of negligence. The new draft Restatement (Third) of Torts...
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Gross negligence.(LAW & MEDICINE)(Case overview)
Magazine article from: Internal Medicine News; 5/15/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...lawsuit for wrongful death alleged gross negligence and sought punitive damages, but no...A. This is a clear case of gross negligence, a standard of care so low as to shock...malpractice cases, especially when negligence has caused death or severe neurologic...
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Clinical negligence reforms: good news for patients?
Magazine article from: Consumer Policy Review; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...legal aid and NHS reforms for clinical negligence claimants ABSTRACT Perceptions of a...of the actual incidence of clinical negligence claims and cost to the state. Impending...available to seek compensation for clinical negligence through the courts and the Government...
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Dismissal for negligence not so simple; The employer carries the burden of proving that negligence exists.(Workplace)
Newspaper article from: The Star (South Africa); 11/5/2008; 700+ words
; ...disciplinary sanctions of varying degrees for employees found guilty of "negligence" at work. It is not uncommon for "negligence" to be divided into two categories, ie gross negligence and ordinary negligence. Every employer is entitled to expect...
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Liability insurance under the negligence rule.
Magazine article from: RAND Journal of Economics; 9/22/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...evidentiary standard to the analysis of the negligence rule under liability insurance and court...achieved by both strict liability and a negligence rule with appropriate due care and evidentiary...then inefficient and dominated by the negligence rule. The negligence rule can itself...
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What Makes Negligence 'Gross' And When Is Misconduct 'Wilful'?
News Wire article from: Mondaq Business Briefing; 5/7/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Should liability include or be limited to "gross negligence", "wilful misconduct", or both? In addition...continuum, including a progression from "mere" negligence, to "gross negligence", and then to "wilful misconduct". These...
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The spurious relationship between moral blameworthiness and liability for negligence.
Magazine article from: Melbourne University Law Review; 8/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...learning maintains that liability for negligence is ultimately premised on notions of...principles which define the scope of negligence loosely conform to such notions. This...important instances where the tort of negligence is insensitive to considerations of...
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Medical negligence cases on the rise
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 2/23/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...on "Special report - (Medical negligence cases)" by Sarban Singh; Elizabeth...Straits Times 02-23-2003 Medical negligence cases on the rise Byline: All reports on "Special report - (Medical negligence cases)" by Sarban Singh; Elizabeth...
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Tragedy behind the wheel: understanding manslaughter by culpable negligence, vehicular homicide, and DUI manslaughter.(Florida)
Magazine article from: Florida Bar Journal; 12/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...homicide charges: manslaughter by culpable negligence, vehicular homicide, and DUI manslaughter...The Statutes Manslaughter by culpable negligence, a second degree felony,[3] involves...4] While manslaughter by culpable negligence may be committed in a variety of contexts...
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negligence
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
negligence in law, especially tort law, the breach...occur. Among possible defenses to a negligence action are that the plaintiff assumed...brought on the injury by his or her own negligence. Most negligent acts are inadvertent...
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Negligence
Book article from: National Survey of State Laws
41. Negligence Negligence is an actionable tort. This means that if one person ’...money) for his or her injuries. The idea that a person can sue for negligence is a relatively new phenomenon, only about a century old. The...
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Gross Negligence
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
GROSS NEGLIGENCE An indifference to, and a blatant violation...respect to the rights of others. Gross negligence is a conscious and voluntary disregard...extreme when compared with ordinary negligence, which is a mere failure to exercise...
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Liability of School Districts and School Personnel for Negligence
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Education
...SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL FOR NEGLIGENCE A tort is a civil wrong –...defamation. Unintentional torts include negligence and strict liability. Strict liability...pay a fine or suffer imprisonment. Negligence differs from these in that it is an...
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Criminal Negligence
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE The failure to use reasonable care...acting in a particular manner. Criminal negligence is a statutory offense that arises...negligent homicide. Unlike the tort of negligence, in which the party who acted wrongfully...
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