passive negligence
- It's a situation where someone fails to perform a necessary action, such as identifying a hazardous situation on their property, which doesn't break a proactive responsibility but still contributes to someone's harm when combined with another's behavior
- The local grocery store was accused of passive negligence for failing to promptly clean up spilled liquids, leading to customer accidents.
- He was accused of passive negligence when he didn't report the faulty wiring in the building, which caused the electrical fire.
- The landlord's passive negligence was evident when she failed to replace the broken banister in the apartment building, causing a tenant to fall down the stairs.
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