OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 32850

diligence

/ˈdɪlɪdʒəns/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
diligencia • esmero • esperteza
The qualities of a hard worker, including conscientiousness, determination, and perseverance.
diligencia • esmero • esperteza
Carefulness, in particular, the necessary care appropriate to a particular task or responsibility.
1863 Joseph Story: Commentaries on the Law of Bailments Before entering, however, upon a particular consideration of the distinctions of the common law, with, a view of ascertainin…
He then proceeded to criticise the wording of the arbitration clause in the treaty. Who was to say what was "due diligence?' "Due diligence" itself meant nothing. What was "due dil…
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