as in negligence
failure to take the care that a cautious person usually takes
the only errors you made were from carelessness, not lack of knowledge
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negligence
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Now he’s been charged with vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, as well as attempting to leave the scene of the Feb. 10 collision on the 300 block of West Winton Avenue in Hayward.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
22 Aug. 2025 -
The funeral home is under investigation for willful dishonest conduct, negligence and fraud, among other charges, according to state documents.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Carelessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carelessness. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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