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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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..
Neglect :: Neglect (v.) The state of being disregarded, slighted, or neglected..
Undone :: Undone (a.) Not done or performed; neglected.
Maverick :: Maverick (n.) In the southwestern part of the united States, a bullock or heifer that has not been branded, and is unclaimed or wild; -- said to be from Maverick, the name of a cattle owner in Texas who neglected to brand his cattle..
Nonappointment :: Nonappointment (n.) Neglect of making appointment; failure to receive an appointment.
Cesser :: Cesser (v. i.) a neglect of a tenant to perform services, or make payment, for two years..
Impunctuality :: Impunctuality (n.) Neglect of, or failure in, punctuality..
Nonpresentation :: Nonpresentation (n.) Neglect or failure to present; state of not being presented.
Inexecution :: Inexecution (n.) Neglect of execution; nonperformance; as, the inexecution of a treaty..
Nonsuit :: Nonsuit (n.) A neglect or failure by the plaintiff to follow up his suit; a stopping of the suit; a renunciation or withdrawal of the cause by the plaintiff, either because he is satisfied that he can not support it, or upon the judge's expressing his opinion. A compulsory nonsuit is a nonsuit ordered by the court on the ground that the plaintiff on his own showing has not made out his case..
Squalidity :: Squalid (a.) Dirty through neglect; foul; filthy; extremely dirty.
Dilapidate :: Dilapidate (v. t.) To bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin, by misuse or through neglect; to destroy the fairness and good condition of; -- said of a building..
Praecipe :: Praecipe (n.) A writ commanding something to be done, or requiring a reason for neglecting it..
Neglectingly :: Neglectingly (adv.) Carelessly; heedlessly.
Inobservation :: Inobservation (n.) Neglect or want of observation.
Nonobedience :: Nonobedience (n.) Neglect of obedience; failure to obey.
Negligent :: Negligent (a.) Apt to neglect; customarily neglectful; characterized by negligence; careless; heedless; culpably careless; showing lack of attention; as, disposed in negligent order..
Default :: Default (n.) A neglect of, or failure to take, some step necessary to secure the benefit of law, as a failure to appear in court at a day assigned, especially of the defendant in a suit when called to make answer; also of jurors, witnesses, etc..
Lache :: Lache (n.) Neglect; negligence; remissness; neglect to do a thing at the proper time; delay to assert a claim.
Desolate :: Desolate (a.) Laid waste; in a ruinous condition; neglected; destroyed; as, desolate altars..
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