different between negligence vs inattention

English

Etymology

From Middle English necligence, negligence, from Old French negligence, from Latin neglegentia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n??l?d???ns/
• Hyphenation: neg?li?gence

Noun

negligence (usually uncountable, plural negligences)

1. The state of being negligent.
2. (law, singular only) 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. (law, 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.

Usage notes

• The breach of a duty of care is one element of the tort of negligence, but is also called negligence; one must therefore take care to clarify what is meant.

Related terms

• negligent
• neglect
• endangerment

Translations

Further reading

• negligence on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Middle French

Noun

negligence f (uncountable)

1. negligence (state of being negligent)

English

Etymology

From French inattention

Noun

inattention (countable and uncountable, plural inattentions)

1. Lack of attention, or failure to pay attention

   Synonyms: disregard, heedlessness, neglect

2. An act of neglect; failure of courtesy.

Translations

References

• inattention in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• inattention in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• intentation

French

Etymology

in- +? attention.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.na.t??.sj??/

Noun

inattention f (plural inattentions)

1. inattention

Further reading

• “inattention” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).