willful negligence
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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
willful — Proceeding from a conscious motion of the will; voluntary; knowingly; deliberate. Intending the result which actually comes to pass; designed; intentional; purposeful; not accidental or involuntary. Premeditated; malicious; done with evil intent … Black's law dictionary
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
negligence, willful, wanton, or reckless — n. Negligence done with complete disregard to the risks and with conscious indifference to the consequences. See also comparative negligence The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell.… … Law dictionary
willful tort — A harmful act that is committed in an intentional and conscious way. For example, if your neighbor builds an ugly new fence and you intentionally mow it down with your truck, that s a willful tort. But carelessly backing into the fence as you… … 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
willful neglect — noun a tendency to be negligent and uncaring he inherited his delinquency from his father his derelictions were not really intended as crimes his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities • Syn: ↑delinquency,… … Useful english dictionary
culpable negligence — willful or intentional disregard for legal requirements … English contemporary dictionary
Criminal negligence — For other uses, see Negligence (disambiguation). Criminal law … Wikipedia
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
