criminal negligence — noun uncount the crime of not doing something that would have prevented a serious accident … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Criminal negligence — For other uses, see Negligence (disambiguation). Criminal law … Wikipedia
criminal negligence — 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) • Syn: ↑culpable negligence • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑neg … Useful english dictionary
criminal negligence — criminal neglect, malpractice, carelessness or inattention that is considered to be criminal in nature … English contemporary dictionary
criminal negligence — Negligence which is proscribed by law and for which punishment is provided as constituting a crime. 38 Am J1st Negl § 9. See negligent homicide … Ballentine's law dictionary
criminal negligence — noun Failure to use reasonable care, and thus put someone at risk of injury or death … Wiktionary
criminal negligence — UK / US noun [uncountable] legal the crime of not doing something that would have prevented a serious accident … English 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 (disambiguation) — Negligence may refer to: In law Negligence, a concept in the law of tort Negligence per se, a legal doctrine whereby an act is considered negligent because it violates a statute or regulation Negligence in employment, several causes of action in… … Wikipedia
negligence — negligence, neglect are not always clearly distinguished in use, even though the lines between them may be drawn with some clearness. Negligence stresses the quality or fact of being negligent or careless either as shown in a lack of care in the… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
