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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

nonaccomplishment, nonachievement go
an act that does not achieve its intended goal

neglect, negligence, carelessness, nonperformance
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

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dereliction go
willful negligence
comparative negligence go
(law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff
concurrent negligence go
(law) negligence of two of more persons acting independently
contributory negligence go
(law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence
criminal negligence, culpable negligence go
(law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences)
neglect of duty go
(law) breach of a duty
escape, evasion, dodging go
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do