diligence vs negligence

diligence

noun
  • The process by which persons, lands, or effects are seized for debt; process for enforcing the attendance of witnesses or the production of writings. 

  • A public stage-coach. 

  • Steady application; industry; careful work involving long-term effort. 

  • The qualities of a hard worker, including conscientiousness, determination, and perseverance. 

  • Carefulness. 

negligence

noun
  • The state of being negligent. 

  • The breach of a duty of care: the failure to exercise a standard of care that a reasonable person would have in a similar situation. 

  • The tort whereby a duty of reasonable care was breached, causing damage: any conduct short of intentional or reckless action that falls below the legal standard for preventing unreasonable injury. 

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