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Lapses vs Negligence - What's the difference?

lapses | negligence |

As nouns the difference between lapses and negligence

is that lapses is plural of lang=en while negligence is the state of being negligent.

As a verb lapses

is third-person singular of lapse.

lapses

English

Noun

(head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (lapse)

    • Anagrams

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    negligence

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The state of being negligent.
  • (legal, singulare tantum) 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.
  • (legal, 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 (term); one must therefore take care to clarify what is meant.

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