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inadvertence

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in⋅ad⋅vert⋅ence

  [in-uhd-vur-tns]
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–noun
1. the quality or condition of being inadvertent; heedlessness.
2. the act or effect of inattention; an oversight.
Origin:
1560–70; < ML inadvertentia. See inadvertency, -ence
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in·ad·ver·tence   (ĭn'əd-vûr'tns)   
n.  

  1. The quality or habit of being inadvertent.

  2. An instance of being inadvertent; an oversight or slip.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin inadvertentia : Latin in-, not; see in-1 + Medieval Latin advertentia, advertence; see advertence.]
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Main Entry: in·ad·ver·tence
Pronunciation: "in-&d-'v&rt-&ns
Function: noun
: an accidental oversight (as failing to sign a form)
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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