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passive negligence see negligence
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
passive negligence
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passive negligence — Negligence which lies in the failure to act, that is, to do something which one is under a legal obligation to do. 38 Am J1st Negl § 3 … Ballentine'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
passive — pas·sive / pa siv/ adj: not involving, deriving from, or requiring effort or active participation imposed a passive duty not to interfere; specif: of, relating to, or being business activity in which the investor does not have immediate control… … 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
passive — As used in law, this term means inactive; permissive; consisting in endurance or submission, rather than action; and in some connections it carries the implication of being subjected to a burden or charge. As to passive debt passive negligence… … Black's law dictionary
Négligence (abus) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Négligence. Une négligence est une forme passive d abus durant lequel l auteur est tenu responsable des soins d une victime pour incapable de se prendre en charge seule, mais ne fournit pas les besoins adéquats… … Wikipédia en Français
active negligence — A term of extensive meaning embracing many occurrences that would fall short of willful wrongdoing, or of crass negligence, for example, all inadvertent acts causing injury to others, resulting from failure to exercise ordinary care; likewise,… … Black's law dictionary
active negligence — A term of extensive meaning embracing many occurrences that would fall short of willful wrongdoing, or of crass negligence, for example, all inadvertent acts causing injury to others, resulting from failure to exercise ordinary care; likewise,… … Black's law dictionary
active negligence — n. Negligence that occurs through some positive act as opposed to passive inaction. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
