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noun
Failure to use reasonable care, and thus put someone at risk of injury or death.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: law
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
(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)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: culpable negligence
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: negligence, carelessness, neglect, nonperformance
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