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negligency

negligency noun: negligence.

Noun

negligency (countable and uncountable, plural negligencies)

  1. Negligence.
    • In addition to Con Ed’s negligency, the P.r. S.C. has shielded them with bureaucratic delay and the refusal to rule on our petition and bring them to account.”2007 February 28, Lisa W. Foderaro, “State Agency Criticizes Con Ed for Poor Performance in Two Westchester Windstorms”, in New York Times

Forms of negligency

pluralnegligencies

Questions about negligency

What does negligency mean?
Negligency means negligence.
What part of speech is negligency?
Negligency is a noun.
What is the plural of negligency?
The plural of negligency is negligencies.

Words near negligency in the dictionary

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

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