negligent |ˈnegləjənt|adjectivefailing to take proper care in doing something : directors have been negligent in the performance of their duties.
You actually approach torts of negligence and intentional torts in much the same way. you still have to prove the four main elements of any tort. Beyond that-for an intentional tort-you must prove that it was intentional rather than negligent but that would be the only difference.
There is really only one main difference between and intentional tort and negligent tort. An intentional tort would be an injury caused by an intentional act by another. A negligent tort however, is one that is an accidental injury caused by negligence.
The doctrine that holds physicians legally responsible for negligent acts of their employees is called "vicarious liability" or "respondeat superior." Under this doctrine, employers are held responsible for the actions of their employees that occur within the scope of their employment.
The word you are looking for is "reserve."
Yes, an ordinary person's standard of care is typically used to determine if allegedly negligent conduct resulted in a breach of duty. This standard assesses whether a reasonable person in similar circumstances would have acted differently to prevent harm.
The root word of negligent is "neglect", which means to fail to care for or pay attention to something.
The negligent children left their toys in the driveway so that their mom had to park in the street in order to clear them.
Many minor dents on the front and back of his car indicated his negligent parking behaviour.
When the workload is heavy at my job, I'm often negligent with chores around the house.
negligent
remiss, sloppy, shoddy
There is no word remissed.The word remiss is applied to a person or group, and means having been negligent, as in omitting or overlooking something (e.g. We were remiss in not announcing the change)Synonyms can include negligent, lax, careless, delinquent, derelict, inattentive, or slack.
more negligent, most negligent
The letters 'ETLGNNIEG' can unscramble to spell one word.This nine lettered word is negligent.
This is used two times in the King James Version. The references are 2 Chronicles 29:11 and 2 Peter 1:12.
You have been negligent in your studies. Neglecting things is being negligent. You have been negligent in caring for the class pet, DETENTION!
careless, neglectful, thoughtless, or negligent.