Lesson 4.2: Negligence.

The Merriam-Webster Definition of Negligence

1 a : the quality or state of being negligent

   b :failure to exercise the care that a resonably prudent person would exercise in like circumstances

2  :an act or instance of being negligent

Synonyms for negligence – carelessness, dereliction, heedlessness, incaution, incautiousness, laxness, neglectfulness, remissness, slackness

 Examples of negligence in a Sentence

 //The company was charged with negligence in the manufacturing of the defective tires.

 //exhibiting his usual negligence, he failed to set the emergency brake, and the car rolled down the steep hill and crashed into the telephone pole.