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negligences

negligences is the plural of negligence.

Meaning of negligence

Noun

negligence (usually uncountable, plural negligences)

  1. (usually) The state of being negligent.
    • negligence while driving
  2. (singular, singular-only, usually) The tort whereby a duty of reasonable care was breached, causing damage: any conduct short of intentional or reckless action that falls below the legal standard for preventing unreasonable injury.
  3. (usually) 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.

Phrases with negligences

Questions about negligences

What is negligences the plural of?
Negligences is the plural of negligence.

Words near negligences in the dictionary

  1. negligee
  2. negligeed
  3. negligees
  4. negligence
  5. negligence per se
  6. negligences
  7. negligencies
  8. negligency
  9. negligent
  10. negligent entrustment
  11. negligently

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Adapted from Wiktionary: negligences (page history and authors); negligence (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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