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gross negligence
[ grohs neg-li-juhns ]
noun
- in general, an act or practice of negligence that demonstrates a willful and reckless disregard for others’ safety and an indifference to their rights, such as speeding through a busy parking lot: interpreted differently in different jurisdictions. Compare criminal negligence ( def ).
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Origin of gross negligence1
Example Sentences
The ship's captain, Vladimir Motin, 59, of Primorsky, St Petersburg, Russia, has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter, and is due to stand trial next year.
The Solong's Russian captain, Vladimir Motin, 59, has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter, and is due to stand trial in January 2026.
Under the Espionage Act, 18 USC § 793, anyone who through gross negligence permits such information “to be removed from its proper place of custody” or allows it “to be lost, stolen, abstracted, or destroyed,” or fails to promptly report any such destruction to his superior officer “Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.”
The Solong's captain, 59-year-old Vladimir Motin, from Primorsky, St Petersburg in Russia is due to stand trial in January 2026 charged with gross negligence manslaughter.
The ship's Russian captain has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter.
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