slackness

noun

Definition of slacknessnext
1
as in negligence
failure to take the care that a cautious person usually takes considering the chemical company's slackness when it comes to safety, it's a wonder there hasn't been a catastrophe

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as in slack
the extent to which something hangs or dips below a straight line there's simply too much slackness in this clothesline

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  1. negligence
  2. slack
  3. neglect
Noun
  • Now, Morgan is being charged with vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and leaving the scene of the accident, both felonies.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
  • There were other chances, goals ruled out, Murphy striking the crossbar, and then Joelinton gilded the scoreline after intercepting a pass out from Amadou Onana that straddled negligence and criminality.
    George Caulkin, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of negligence
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  • The passing game hasn’t picked up the slack, ranking 25th in pass DVOA.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The trend continued in Paris, where at The Row a black windbreaker contrasted a simple pair of white slacks, and at Miu Miu, colorful track jackets were featured in a number of our favorite looks.
    Christina Holevas, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of slack
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  • The average student Oakmont teaches has had multiple adverse childhood experiences, serious traumas ranging from abuse and neglect to seeing their parents incarcerated or die to family drug addiction or other forms of instability.
    Michael McShane, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • That dynamic, the news organization found, has resulted in fraud, abuse and neglect of the state’s most vulnerable.
    Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of neglect
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