Negligence: alternatives and connections

The quality or state of being careless; heedlessness; negligenece; inattention.

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The quality or state of being sloppy; muddiness.

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Failure or omission of duty; a fault; a misdeed; an offense; a misdemeanor; a crime.

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The act of leaving with an intention not to reclaim or resume; an utter forsaking abandonment.

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of Dodge

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To flee from and avoid; to be saved or exempt from; to shun; to obtain security from; as, to escape danger.

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The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.

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The state or quality of being lax; want of tenseness, strictness, or exactness.

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The state of being lax; laxity.

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Quality or state of being remiss.

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The quality or state of being slack.

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Free from care or anxiety. hence, cheerful; light-hearted.

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Free from care or anxiety. hence, cheerful; light-hearted.

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Not to attend to with due care or attention; to forbear one's duty in regard to; to suffer to pass unimproved, unheeded, undone, etc.; to omit; to di…

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Not to attend to with due care or attention; to forbear one's duty in regard to; to suffer to pass unimproved, unheeded, undone, etc.; to omit; to di…

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The quality or state of being careless; heedlessness; negligenece; inattention.

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Not to attend to with due care or attention; to forbear one's duty in regard to; to suffer to pass unimproved, unheeded, undone, etc.; to omit; to di…

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Neglect or failure to perform.

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