What is the meaning of GROSS NEGLIGENCE?

Any action or an omission in reckless disregard of the consequences to the safety or property of another. Sometimes referred to as "very great negligence" and it is more then just neglect of ordinary care towards others or just inadvertence. Also known as the Latin term culpa lata.

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APABarry Goldsmith. (2010). gross negligence. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/gross_negligence/definitions/1155154
ChicagoBarry Goldsmith. 2010. "gross negligence" http://smartdefine.org/gross_negligence/definitions/1155154 (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardBarry Goldsmith 2010, gross negligence, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/gross_negligence/definitions/1155154>.
MLABarry Goldsmith. "gross negligence" 21 October 2010. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/gross_negligence/definitions/1155154>