Negligence: Negligence refers to the failure to exercise reasonable care, resulting in harm or injury to another person or property. It involves a breach of duty where a responsible party doesn't act reasonably or takes actions that a prudent person wouldn't in similar circumstances. See also compensation._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |