Characterized by giving love and affection.
Showing a decline of mental faculties, especially when it occurs in old age.
Excessive fondness; reverence.
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.