negligence

accident

Unintended harmful event

• dangerExposure to harm
• hazardSource of potential harm
• perilSerious threat of harm

harm · injury · liability · exposure · vulnerability · jeopardy · unsafe · precariousness · endangerment · recklessness

oversight

Supervision or inadvertent omission

• forgettingFailing to retain memories
• failureLack of success
• defaultPreset standard option

lapse · miss · skip · overlook · slip · error · mistake · shortcoming · gap · blind spot

inattentive

Not paying attention

• recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
• sloppyCareless and untidy
• laxInsufficiently firm or rigorous

heedless · irresponsible · slipshod · imprudent · remiss · thoughtless · disregardful · unconcerned · unmindful · forgetful

malpractice

Harmful professional negligence

• tortActionable civil harm
• liabilityLegal or financial obligation
• breachBreaking of agreement

duty · damages · compensation · plaintiff · defendant · litigation · culpability · standard of care · dereliction of duty · misconduct

abandonment

Act of leaving permanently

• disregardWillful lack of attention
• irresponsibilityFailure to meet obligations
• laxityLack of strictness

slackness · remissness · nonfeasance · disrepair · decay · dilapidation · derelict · deterioration · wastage · atrophy

monitoring

Ongoing observation of something

• watchfulnessCareful, sustained attention
• vigilanceState of keen awareness
• inspectionFormal assessment of condition

review · audit · surveillance · control · management · stewardship · governance · regulation · accountability · due diligence

• Poor Judgmentfolly, recklessness, impulsiveness, hasty decisions, snap judgments
• tort lawtort, tort law, duty of care, breach of duty, causation
• human flawsmistake, error, flaw, fault, failing
• recklessnessrecklessness, carelessness, impulsiveness, rashness, foolhardiness
• Lapsesslip, slip-ups, error, mistakes, blunder
• criminal lawcrime, felony, misdemeanor, murder, robbery