negligent
Example Sentences
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"Ultimately, he would still be alive if it was not for the grossly negligent behaviour of the defendant," the barrister said.
From BBC
Edison is now facing hundreds of lawsuits claiming it was negligent in maintaining its transmission lines in Eaton Canyon and for leaving the old unused line in place — allegations the company denies.
From Los Angeles Times
Prosecutors charged Banvait with negligent homicide, a misdemeanor punishable in Ohio by a maximum of six months in jail.
Authorities have questioned whether a continuing renovation project at the complex met safety standards and called those in charge of the construction company “grossly negligent.”
Authorities have also made at least 13 non-speech arrests in relation to the fire, including the bosses of a construction company that a police superintendent called “grossly negligent.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
