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   Neg·li·gence

   /ˈneɡləj(ə)ns/

   

   noun

   • 1. failure to take proper care in doing something: "some of these accidents are due to negligence"
   • ▪ failure to use reasonable care, resulting in damage or injury to another.

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin negligentia, from the verb negligere (variant of neglegere ‘disregard, slight’: see neglect).

   Scrabble Points: 14

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