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Translate negligence from English to German

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negligence:
- Lässigkeit; Unachtsamkeit
Wiktionary:
- negligence → Fahrlässigkeit
- negligence → Nachlässigkeit, Unaufmerksamkeit, Unachtsamkeit

English

Detailed Translations for negligence from English to German

negligence:

negligence [the ~] nomen

the negligence (nonchalance; carelessness; neglect)
die Lässigkeit; die Unachtsamkeit
- Lässigkeit [die ~] nomen
- Unachtsamkeit [die ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for negligence:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Lässigkeit	carelessness; neglect; negligence; nonchalance
Unachtsamkeit	carelessness; neglect; negligence; nonchalance	carelessness
-	carelessness; neglect; neglectfulness; nonperformance
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	carelessness; inadvertence; mismanagement; neglect; want of diligence

Synonyms for "negligence":

carelessness; neglect; nonperformance; nonaccomplishment; nonachievement
neglectfulness; carelessness; sloppiness

Related Definitions for "negligence":

failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances¹
the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern¹

Wiktionary Translations for negligence:

negligence

noun

failure to exercise a standard of care (law)
- negligence → Fahrlässigkeit

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• negligence	→ Nachlässigkeit	↔ nalatigheid — een fout doordat er iets nagelaten wordt
• negligence	→ Unaufmerksamkeit; Unachtsamkeit	↔ négligence — défaut de soin, d’exactitude, d’application.

External Machine Translations:

Related Translations for negligence

criminal negligence

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University