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n.Failure to use ordinary care.
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negligence, ordinary
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ordinary negligence — see negligence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
ordinary — or·di·nary adj: of a kind to be expected from the average person or in the normal course of events; broadly: of a common kind or degree an ordinary proceeding compare extraordinary Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
negligence — The omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided by those ordinary considerations which ordinarily regulate human affairs, would do, or the doing of something which a reasonable and prudent man would not do. Negligence is the failure… … Black's law dictionary
negligence — The omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided by those ordinary considerations which ordinarily regulate human affairs, would do, or the doing of something which a reasonable and prudent man would not do. Negligence is the failure… … Black's law dictionary
ordinary — 1. noun At common law, one who had exempt and immediate jurisdiction in causes ecclesiastical. Also a bishop; and an archbishop is the ordinary of the whole province, to visit and receive appeals from inferior jurisdictions. Also a commissary or… … Black's law dictionary
negligence — neg·li·gence / ne gli jəns/ n: failure to exercise the degree of care expected of a person of ordinary prudence in like circumstances in protecting others from a foreseeable and unreasonable risk of harm in a particular situation; also: conduct… … Law dictionary
Negligence — • The omission, whether habitual or not, of the care required for the performance of duties, or at any rate, for their full adequate discharge. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Negligence Negligence … Catholic encyclopedia
negligence per se — see negligence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. negligence per se … Law dictionary
negligence — /neg li jeuhns/, n. 1. the quality, fact, or result of being negligent; neglect: negligence in discharging one s responsibilities. 2. an instance of being negligent: a downfall brought about by many negligences. 3. Law. the failure to exercise… … Universalium
negligence — n. 1)contributory; criminal; rank; willful negligence 2) (legal) gross; ordinary; slight negligence * * * [ neglɪdʒ(ə)ns] criminal ordinary rank slight negligence willful negligence (legal) gross contributory … Combinatory dictionary
