negligence
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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
The judge denied the defendants’ request to dismiss the negligence, emotional distress and punitive damages claims.
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
“I told them abandonment wasn’t exactly correct. When I explained that you had celebrated our departure with a few toasts they crossed out ‘abandonment’ and wrote down ‘gross negligence.’
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing negligence
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