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業務上過失 (ぎょうむじょうかしつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

業ぎょう務む上じょう過か失しつ

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Meanings

1

noun

professional negligence; occupational negligence

Legal term for negligence committed in the course of one's professional duties or business activities.

医い師しが業ぎょう務む上じょう過か失しつ致ち死し罪ざいで起き訴そされた。
The doctor was indicted for professional negligence resulting in death.
業ぎょう務む上じょう過か

失しつ

が

認みと

め

られ

、

会かい

社しゃ

は

損そん

害がい

賠ばい

償しょう

を

命めい

じ

られ

た

。

Professional negligence was established, and the company was ordered to pay damages.

Kanji

業business, vocation, arts
務task, duties
上above, up
過overdo, exceed, go beyond
失lose, error, fault

Similar words

過か失しつ
過失 is general negligence, while 業務上過失 specifically refers to negligence in a professional or occupational context.
重じゅう過か失しつ
重過失 is gross negligence, a more severe degree of negligence, whereas 業務上過失 focuses on the professional setting.

Etymology

Compound of 業務 (business, professional duties), 上 (in the context of), and 過失 (negligence).