inadvertence

  • 21inadvertence — The state of one acting in an inadvertent manner. Absence of intention. Harris v Piggly Wiggly Stores, 236 Ill App 392. Acting without thought or premeditation. 38 Am J1st Negl § 5. A mistake; oversight. Tremont Trust Co. v Burack, 235 Mass 398,… …

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  • 22inadvertence — noun 1. an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑oversight • Hypernyms: ↑omission 2. the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities • Syn: ↑unmindfulness, ↑ …

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  • 23due to inadvertence — due to negligence or carelessness …

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  • 24-ces — Inadvertence In ad*vert ence; pl. { ces}, Inadvertency In ad*vert en*cy; pl. { cies}, n. [Cf. F. inadvertance.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality of being inadvertent; lack of heedfulness or attentiveness; inattention; negligence; as, many mistakes… …

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  • 25-cies — Inadvertence In ad*vert ence; pl. { ces}, Inadvertency In ad*vert en*cy; pl. { cies}, n. [Cf. F. inadvertance.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality of being inadvertent; lack of heedfulness or attentiveness; inattention; negligence; as, many mistakes… …

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  • 26Inadvertency — Inadvertence In ad*vert ence; pl. { ces}, Inadvertency In ad*vert en*cy; pl. { cies}, n. [Cf. F. inadvertance.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality of being inadvertent; lack of heedfulness or attentiveness; inattention; negligence; as, many mistakes… …

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  • 27Inattention — In at*ten tion, n. [Pref. in not + attention: cf. F. inattention.] Lack of attention, or failure to pay attention; disregard; heedlessness; neglect. [1913 Webster] Novel lays attract our ravished ears; But old, the mind inattention hears. Pope.… …

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  • 28negligence — The omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided by those ordinary considerations which ordinarily regulate human affairs, would do, or the doing of something which a reasonable and prudent man would not do. Negligence is the failure… …

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  • 29negligence — The omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided by those ordinary considerations which ordinarily regulate human affairs, would do, or the doing of something which a reasonable and prudent man would not do. Negligence is the failure… …

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  • 30error — noun Etymology: Middle English errour, from Anglo French, from Latin error, from errare Date: 13th century 1. a. an act or condition of ignorant or imprudent deviation from a code of behavior b. an act involving an unintentional deviation from… …

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