Negligence

In legal terms:

• The failure to do something that a reasonable person would do; or
• Doing something that a reasonable person would not do.

Negligence is a tort consisting of the breach of duty of care and resulting in damage to the plaintiff.

See also

• Contract
• Criminal law
• Delict
• Duty of care
• Fraud
• Negligent misrepresentation
• Negligent misstatement
• Tort