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Keywords: Careless, Neglect, Kwai, Heedless, Contributorily

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Apt to neglect; customarily neglectful; characterized by negligence; careless; heedless; culpably careless; showing lack of attention; as, disposed in negligent order.

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See: CARELESS, FORGETFUL, INATTENTIVE.

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What a person is who is being careless and not responsible.

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found by a court to be legally responsible for the harm arising from a careless act In Hong Kong in 1978 (Ho Kwai Loy) a child of six years of age was deemed contributorily negligent. negligence (n)

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characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern; "negligent parents"; "negligent of detail"; "negligent in his correspondence"

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