negligent

3 definitions • 4 examples

not being careful or giving enough attention to people or things that are your responsibility:

The judge said that the teacher had been negligent in allowing the children to swim in dangerous water.

failing to be careful enough or to give enough attention to your responsibilities, esp. when this results in harm or loss to others

not giving enough care or attention to someone or something that you are responsible for:

It was necessary to prove that the manager had been negligent.

be negligent in (doing) sth The court ruled that the company was negligent in manufacturing, selling, and testing its product.

criminally/grossly negligent