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inadvertence::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | heedlessness, inadvertency, unmindfulness |
| Type of | attentiveness |
| Derivation | inadvertent |
Examples of inadvertence
inadvertence
Through some peculiar critical inadvertence, little or no attention was drawn to them.
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They could also, by inadvertence or otherwise, upset that strained but saving equilibrium.
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Inadvertence to risk is no less a subjective state of mind than is disregard of a recognised risk.
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For one thing, they lack the statesman's surest strength, his reasonable chances of success by inadvertence.
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Whether by inadvertence or design, Jimmy Carter last week almost threw the Middle East peace drive into an icy spin.
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It is a moral state that is consciously chosen, not the blind outcome of inadvertence or mental illness which deprives the perpetrator of agency.
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It was a battle that the Administration had blundered into by inadvertence, never realizing until almost the last moment how high the stakes had become.
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With Arab and Israeli armies massing in the Middle East for a confrontation that could be ignited by inadvertence, another set of American commitments may well be put to the test before long.
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Consequently, if the defendant created an obvious and serious risk of causing physical injury to someone, there could be liability whether there was simple inadvertence or conscious risk-taking.
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- Oversight: an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something
- Unmindfulness: the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities
- The state or quality of being inadvertent; inadvertency
- The absence of attention or care; the failure of an individual to carefully and prudently observe the progress of a court proceeding that might have an effect upon his or her rights.
- (n) - oversight, carelessness
