negligence

noun3

1. •
   The state of being negligent.

   • The Woodwalton signalman, Rose, who was severely censured in Captain Tyler's report, behaved with great negligence. — 1946
2. •
   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. •
   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.