Definition of neglect

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Neglect (adv.) Not to attend to with due care or attention; to forbear one's duty in regard to; to suffer to pass unimproved, unheeded, undone, etc.; to omit; to disregard; to slight; as, to neglect duty or business; to neglect to pay debts..

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Bent :: Bent (n.) Any neglected field or broken ground; a common; a moor.
Practice :: Practice (n.) Systematic exercise for instruction or discipline; as, the troops are called out for practice; she neglected practice in music..
Nonuser :: Nonuser () Neglect or omission to use an easement or franchise or to assert a right.
Overlook :: Overlook (v. t.) To look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it; to miss or omit in looking; hence, to refrain from bestowing notice or attention upon; to neglect; to pass over without censure or punishment; to excuse..
Infringe :: Infringe (v. t.) To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to fulfill or obey; as, to infringe a law or contract..
Lout :: Lout (v. t.) To treat as a lout or fool; to neglect; to disappoint.
Neglectingly :: Neglectingly (adv.) Carelessly; heedlessly.
Disobey :: Disobey (v. i.) To refuse or neglect to obey; to violate commands; to be disobedient.
Debt :: Debt (n.) A duty neglected or violated; a fault; a sin; a trespass.
Nonrendition :: Nonrendition (n.) Neglect of rendition; the not rendering what is due.
Neglect :: Neglect (v.) Omission of proper attention; avoidance or disregard of duty, from heedlessness, indifference, or willfulness; failure to do, use, or heed anything; culpable disregard; as, neglect of business, of health, of economy..
Truantship :: Truantship (n.) The conduct of a truant; neglect of employment; idleness; truancy.
Neglect :: Neglect (v.) The state of being disregarded, slighted, or neglected..
Disobedient :: Disobedient (a.) Neglecting or refusing to obey; omitting to do what is commanded, or doing what is prohibited; refractory; not observant of duty or rules prescribed by authority; -- applied to persons and acts..
Lapsed :: Lapsed (a.) Having slipped downward, backward, or away; having lost position, privilege, etc., by neglect; -- restricted to figurative uses..
Nonacceptance :: Nonacceptance (n.) A neglect or refusal to accept.
Neglectedness :: Neglectedness (n.) The state of being neglected.
Slighting :: Slighting (a.) Characterized by neglect or disregard.
Neglecting :: Neglecting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Neglec.
Sin :: Sin (n.) To depart voluntarily from the path of duty prescribed by God to man; to violate the divine law in any particular, by actual transgression or by the neglect or nonobservance of its injunctions; to violate any known rule of duty; -- often followed by against..
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