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   negligence

   /ˈnɛɡlɪdʒ(ə)ns/

   noun

   • 1. failure to take proper care over something: "his injury was due to the negligence of his employers"
   • ▪ breach of a duty of care which results in damage.

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin negligentia, from the verb negligere (variant of neglegere ‘disregard, slight’: see neglect).

   Scrabble Points: 14

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