State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
Omission to do something, whether or not it was attempted, especially something that ought to have been done.
Bankruptcy.
An object, person or endeavour in a state of failure or incapable of success.
Termination of the ability of an item to perform its required function; breakdown.
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.