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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Infringe :: Infringe (v. t.) To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to fulfill or obey; as, to infringe a law or contract..
Neglectful :: Neglectful (a.) Full of neglect; heedless; careless; negligent; inattentive; indifferent.
Omittance :: Omittance (n.) The act of omitting, or the state of being omitted; forbearance; neglect..
Go-by :: Go-by (n.) A passing without notice; intentional neglect; thrusting away; a shifting off; adieu; as, to give a proposal the go-by..
Excuse :: Excuse (v. t.) That which is offered as a reason for being excused; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault or irregular deportment; apology; as, an excuse for neglect of duty; excuses for delay of payment..
Lout :: Lout (v. t.) To treat as a lout or fool; to neglect; to disappoint.
Neglect :: Neglect (v.) Habitual carelessness; negligence.
Disobedience :: Disobedience (n.) Neglect or refusal to obey; violation of a command or prohibition.
Disusage :: Disusage (n.) Gradual cessation of use or custom; neglect of use; disuse.
Unobservance :: Unobservance (n.) Want or neglect of observance; inobservance.
Canker :: Canker (n.) An obstinate and often incurable disease of a horse's foot, characterized by separation of the horny portion and the development of fungoid growths; -- usually resulting from neglected thrush..
Barberry :: Barberry (n.) A shrub of the genus Berberis, common along roadsides and in neglected fields. B. vulgaris is the species best known; its oblong red berries are made into a preserve or sauce, and have been deemed efficacious in fluxes and fevers. The bark dyes a fine yellow, esp. the bark of the root..
Nonpayment :: Nonpayment (n.) Neglect or failure to pay.
Wastrel :: Wastrel (n.) A neglected child; a street Arab.
Neglection :: Neglection (n.) The state of being negligent; negligence.
Delinquent :: Delinquent (n.) Failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
Neglected :: Neglected (imp. & p. p.) of Neglec.
Neglect :: 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..
Misprision :: Misprision (n.) Neglect; undervaluing; contempt.
Redemptorist :: Redemptorist (n.) One of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, founded in Naples in 1732 by St. Alphonsus Maria de Liquori. It was introduced onto the United States in 1832 at Detroit. The Fathers of the Congregation devote themselves to preaching to the neglected, esp. in missions and retreats, and are forbidden by their rule to engage in the instruction of youth..
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