negligência — meaning in English
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English meaning
- carelessness noun A lack of proper attention or caution.
- malpractice noun Improper or negligent treatment of a patient by a doctor or other professional, causing harm.
- neglect verb To fail to give proper care or attention to someone or something.
- negligence noun A failure to take proper care, especially when it causes harm.
- omission noun The act of leaving something out, or something that has been left out.
- recklessness noun The quality of acting without regard for danger or consequences.
Senses
negligência is used for these senses in English:
- carelessness Lack of care; the state or quality of being careless.
- neglect The act of neglecting.
- 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.
- omission (uncountable) The act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do.
- recklessness The state or quality of being reckless or heedless, of taking unnecessary risks.
malpractice — full definition
- noun Improper or negligent treatment of a patient by a doctor or other professional, causing harm.
- noun More broadly, unethical or improper conduct by someone in a position of professional trust.