fault — n [Anglo French faute lack, failing, ultimately from Latin fallere to deceive, disappoint] 1: a usu. intentional act forbidden by law; also: a usu. intentional omission to do something (as to exercise due care) required by law see also negligence … Law dictionary
negligence — The omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided by those ordinary considerations which ordinarily regulate human affairs, would do, or the doing of something which a reasonable and prudent man would not do. Negligence is the failure… … Black's law dictionary
negligence — The omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided by those ordinary considerations which ordinarily regulate human affairs, would do, or the doing of something which a reasonable and prudent man would not do. Negligence is the failure… … Black's law dictionary
negligence — neg·li·gence / ne gli jəns/ n: failure to exercise the degree of care expected of a person of ordinary prudence in like circumstances in protecting others from a foreseeable and unreasonable risk of harm in a particular situation; also: conduct… … Law dictionary
fault — Negligence; an error or defect of judgment or of conduct; any deviation from prudence, duty, or rectitude; any shortcoming, or neglect of care or performance resulting from inattention, incapacity, or perversity; a wrong tendency, course, or act; … Black's law dictionary
fault — Negligence; an error or defect of judgment or of conduct; any deviation from prudence, duty, or rectitude; any shortcoming, or neglect of care or performance resulting from inattention, incapacity, or perversity; a wrong tendency, course, or act; … Black's law dictionary
fault — [n1] blame, sin; mistake accountability, answerability, blunder, crime, culpability, defect, delinquency, dereliction, error, evil doing, failing, flaw, foible, frailty, guilt, impropriety, inaccuracy, indiscretion, infirmity, lapse, liability,… … New thesaurus
Negligence — For other uses, see Negligence (disambiguation). Tort law … Wikipedia
négligence — (né gli jan s ) s. f. 1° Défaut de soin, d exactitude, d application. • Il est vrai, madame, que vous ne me sauriez perdre, quelque négligence que vous ayez pour moi, VOIT. Lett. 17. • Je m accuse déjà de trop de négligence, Courons à la… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
negligence — n. 1. Neglect, carelessness, thoughtlessness, remissness, heedlessness, disregard, inattention, slackness, laches, inadvertency, indifference. 2. Shortcoming, fault, omission, defect, inadvertence … New dictionary of synonyms
fault — A wrongful act, omission, or breach. UCC § 1 201(16). An error or defect of judgment or conduct; any deviation from prudence, rectitude, or duty; any shortcoming or neglect of care or performance, resulting from inattention, incapacity, or… … Ballentine's law dictionary
