inattention

  • 131driver error — A mistake made by the operator of a vehicle particularly when there is an accident. An accident may be caused by a vehicle failure (e.g., a tire blowout), unsafe road conditions (e.g., snow, ice, fallen rock or tree), the inattention of a… …

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  • 132in|at|ten|tion — «IHN uh TEHN shuhn», noun. lack of attention; carelessness; negligence: »The boy lost his job through inattention to details. “The habit of inattention,” Alexis de Tocqueville wrote of America…“must be considered the greatest defect of the… …

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