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Negligence vs. Imprudence — What's the Difference?

Negligence vs. Imprudence — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Negligence and Imprudence

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Negligence

Negligence (Lat. negligentia) is a failure to exercise appropriate and/or ethical ruled care expected to be exercised amongst specified circumstances.

Imprudence

The quality or condition of being unwise or indiscreet.

Negligence

The state or quality of being negligent.

Imprudence

An unwise or indiscreet act.

Negligence

A negligent act or a failure to act.
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Imprudence

(uncountable) The quality or state of being imprudent; lack of prudence, caution, discretion or circumspection.

Negligence

Failure to use the degree of care appropriate to the circumstances, resulting in an unintended injury to another.

Imprudence

(countable) An imprudent act.

Negligence

An act or omission showing such lack of care.

Imprudence

The quality or state of being imprudent; want to caution, circumspection, or a due regard to consequences; indiscretion; inconsideration; rashness; also, an imprudent act; as, he was guilty of an imprudence.
His serenity was interrupted, perhaps, by his own imprudence.

Negligence

The state of being negligent.
Negligence while driving

Imprudence

A lack of caution in practical affairs

Negligence

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.

Negligence

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.

Negligence

The quality or state of being negligent; lack of due diligence or care; omission of duty; habitual neglect; heedlessness.

Negligence

An act or instance of negligence or carelessness.
Remarking his beauties, . . . I must also point out his negligences and defects.

Negligence

The omission of the care usual under the circumstances, being convertible with the Roman culpa. A specialist is bound to higher skill and diligence in his specialty than one who is not a specialist, and liability for negligence varies acordingly.

Negligence

Failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

Negligence

The trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

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