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negligence

[neg-li-juhns] / ˈnɛg lɪ dʒəns /


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The Texas Rangers recently opened a criminal probe into complaints of negligence by camp leaders on the night of the flood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

A Miami-Dade County jury agreed with the 45-year-old this month, holding Carnival 60% responsible for negligence and delivering Sanders a $300,000 verdict.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

They include the bar's French owners, husband and wife Jacques and Jessica Moretti, who face charges of manslaughter by negligence, bodily harm by negligence and arson by negligence.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

A pastor has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter after a man died during a baptism ceremony in Birmingham.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

On Tuesday, July 18, the jury charged him, Fire Marshal Murphy, and two Hercules officers with criminal negligence and referred the charges to a grand jury.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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