Meanings
adjectiveprenegligence (not comparable)
- not comparablelawBefore the introduction of negligence laws.
Writing in 1894, Dean Wigmore may well have been able to characterize the prenegligence epoch, when an individual was held responsible for his acts without regard to negligence, as "primitive, superstitious, and irrational.
1972, United States. Army. Corps of Engineers, Regional Wastewater Management Systems for the Chicago Metropolitan Area (page 24)
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prenegligence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prenegligence
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“prenegligence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prenegligence. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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