Definition of diligence
1a : steady, earnest, and energetic effort : persevering application : assiduity showed great diligence in tracking down the story working with diligence to scrub off the paintb obsolete : speed, haste Go, hence with diligence! — Shakespeare
2 : the attention and care legally expected or required of a person (such as a party to a contract)
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Origin and Etymology of diligence
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin diligentia, from diligent-, diligens —see diligent
Definition of diligence
Origin and Etymology of diligence
French, literally, haste, from Middle French, persevering application
DILIGENCE Defined for Kids
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: careful and continued hard work
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Legal Definition of diligence
: earnest and persistent application of effort especially as required by law; also : care 1 — see also due diligence
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