Negligent definition

Negligent or "negligence" means simple negligence, the failure to exercise that degree of care that reasonable and prudent persons exercise under like or similar circumstances.
Negligent means the failure to exercise ordinary care, and is the doing of some act that a reasonably careful person would not do under the same or similar circumstances or the failure to do something that a reasonably careful person would do under the same or similar circumstances.
Negligent means the omission to do something which a reasonable person, guided by those ordinary considerations which ordinarily regulate human affairs, would do, or the doing of something which a reasonable and prudent person would not do.

Examples of Negligent in a sentence

  • Negligent failure to report occurs when a District employee personally observes an instance of suspected child abuse or neglect and reasonably believes, in his or her professional or official capacity, that the instance constitutes an act of child abuse or neglect under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act (ANCRA) and he or she, without willful intent, fails to immediately report or cause a report to be made of the suspected abuse or neglect to DCFS.

  • Negligent infliction of emotional distress is brought by at least four Plaintiffs: Jograj Compl.

  • Ticketed for Reckless, Negligent, or Careless driving along with any other tickets or violations.

  • Negligent care and malpractice claiming behavior in Utah and Colorado.

  • Negligent conduct that results in significant fiscal loss or liability, and/or significant detrimental impact to the safety or well-being of a person being served by the Town.


More Definitions of Negligent

Negligent and “Negligently” means failing to exercise the level of care that a reasonably prudent Club/person would exercise in such circumstances;
Negligent or "Negligence" - Except where explicitly otherwise stated, in addition to its common law definition, for the purposes of brevity the term "negligence" is meant to also include intentional misconduct of Xxxx employees to the extent their acts are within the scope of their employment.
Negligent or "negligence" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-5-207.
Negligent means failure to exercise the level of care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in complying with these regulations. Licensed producers that are found operating negligently will be required to perform a Corrective Action Plan.
Negligent means a person when he or she fails to be aware of a substantial and unjustifiable risk that a result will occur or a circumstance exists.
Negligent means failure to exercise the level of care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in complying with the requirements of this rule.
Negligent means when he/she fails to exercise ordinary care in the operation of a vehicle.