The definition of negligence is carelessness or not paying attention, causing someone or something to be at risk of being harmed.
(noun)An example of negligence is leaving a two year old child home alone by himself.
See negligence in Webster's New World College Dictionary
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Origin: ME neglygence < OFr négligence < L negligentia
See negligence in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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