Definition of neglect

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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..

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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..
Imprescriptible :: Imprescriptible (a.) Not capable of being lost or impaired by neglect, by disuse, or by the claims of another founded on prescription..
Inculture :: Inculture (n.) Want or neglect of cultivation or culture.
Clean :: Clean (superl.) Free from restraint or neglect; complete; entire.
Slight :: Slight (n.) The act of slighting; the manifestation of a moderate degree of contempt, as by neglect or oversight; neglect; indignity..
Inexecution :: Inexecution (n.) Neglect of execution; nonperformance; as, the inexecution of a treaty..
Inobservation :: Inobservation (n.) Neglect or want of observation.
Default :: Default (n.) A failing or failure; omission of that which ought to be done; neglect to do what duty or law requires; as, this evil has happened through the governor's default..
Nonpresentation :: Nonpresentation (n.) Neglect or failure to present; state of not being presented.
Nonpayment :: Nonpayment (n.) Neglect or failure to pay.
Forget :: Forget (v. t.) To treat with inattention or disregard; to slight; to neglect.
Forslack :: Forslack (v. t.) To neglect by idleness; to delay or to waste by sloth.
Nonfulfillment :: Nonfulfillment (n.) Neglect or failure to fulfill.
Infringe :: Infringe (v. t.) To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to fulfill or obey; as, to infringe a law or contract..
Praecipe :: Praecipe (n.) A writ commanding something to be done, or requiring a reason for neglecting it..
Gamin :: Gamin (n.) A neglected and untrained city boy; a young street Arab.
Dilapidation :: Dilapidation (n.) Ecclesiastical waste; impairing of church property by an incumbent, through neglect or by intention..
Neglectingly :: Neglectingly (adv.) Carelessly; heedlessly.
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..
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..
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