Legal Glossary - N

Negligence - Negligence means carelessness in a broad sense. It is the conduct that falls below the �standard of care' that established by law to protect others from risks of hard deemed unreasonable. In order to win a negligence case, the plaintiff must prove that the defendant owed him or her duty of care, that the defendant breached the duty, that the breach of duty caused injury to the plaintiff and that the plaintiff suffered an injury.

Negligence Per Se - Negligence per se is conduct by act or omission that is treated as negligence without proof or argument, and is usually ordered because the negligent conduct violates a statute (law).

Nonfeasance - Nonfeasance is the failure of a defendant to perform a job or act that should've been done by the defendant, thusly causing harm to the plaintiff.

Nuncupative Will - A nuncupative will is a will that is made by word of mouth before witnesses, such as seamen or soldiers, and depends on oral testimony as proof of the will being said.

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