incūria — meaning in English
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English meaning
- carelessness noun A lack of proper attention or caution.
- negligence noun A failure to take proper care, especially when it causes harm.
Senses
incūria is used for these senses in English:
- carelessness Lack of care; the state or quality of being careless.
- heedlessness The state or character of being heedless
- negligence (legal, uncountable) The breach of a duty of care: the failure to exercise a standard of care that a reasonable person would have in a similar situation.
negligence — full definition
- noun A failure to take proper care, especially when it causes harm.
- noun In law, a failure to meet the standard of care a reasonable person would show, resulting in injury or damage.