negligentto

Negligentto is a coined term used in speculative discussions of negligence and risk management. It is not an established legal standard but a neologism intended to describe a particular mode of failure to act with appropriate care.

The word blends the English negligence with the Italian diminutive suffix -etto, signaling a small or persistent form of neglect rather than a single lapse.

A negligentto arises when an actor repeatedly fails to take feasible steps to prevent foreseeable harm, showing a pattern of indifference rather than momentary error. It sits between ordinary negligence and gross negligence in some discussions, capturing habitual neglect of precautionary duties in organizational settings.

In legal ethics and risk management, the term is used to explore how foreseeability and duty of care should be measured in complex systems, such as AI governance, corporate compliance, or public health. For example, in a data security scenario, negligentto would describe a company that routinely ignores security upgrades despite known vulnerabilities.

Because negligentto is not part of formal doctrine, its use is contested. Proponents argue it helps analyze negligence gradations; critics say it risks oversimplification or distraction from established standards.

See also: negligence, risk management, liability standards.