
[Latin neglegere, neglēct- : neg-, not + legere, to choose, pick up.]
neglecter ne·glect'er n.| Needs Approach, Necessities of Life, Ncci | |
| Negligence, Negligence, Imputed, Negligent Manufacture |
verb
noun
Definition: disregard
Antonyms: care, obedience, observance, regard, respect, watchfulness
n
Definition: failure, default
Antonyms: accomplishment, achievement, attention, care, completion, finish, success
v
Definition: be indifferent, leave alone
Antonyms: care, cherish, concern, guard, nurture, protect, take care of, watch
v
Definition: fail to do; forget
Antonyms: accomplish, achieve, complete, do, finish, heed, succeed
An omission to do or perform some work, duty, or act.
As used by U.S. courts, the term neglect denotes the failure of responsibility on the part of defendants or attorneys. Neglect is related to the concept of negligence, but its rather limited use in the law sets it apart from that much broader doctrine. Generally speaking, neglect means omitting or failing to do something that is required. Neglect is often related to timeliness: examples include the failure of a taxpayer to file a timely income tax return and the failure of an attorney to meet a deadline for filing an appeal. In determining whether to rule against a party, courts consider the reason for the neglect, which can range from unavoidable accidents and hindrances to the less acceptable extreme of carelessness and indifference to duty.
Special terminology applies to some forms of neglect. Culpable neglect exists where a loss arises from an individual's carelessness, improvidence, or folly. Willful neglect applies to marital cases; it refers to the neglect of one spouse, historically the husband, to provide such essentials as food, shelter, and clothing to the other spouse, either because of refusal or indifference. Excusable neglect is used to grant exceptions in cases where neglect was the consequence of accident, unavoidable hindrance, reliance on legal counsel, or reliance on promises made by the adverse party. Excusable neglect can serve as the basis for a motion to vacate a judgment, as in the case of explaining why a deadline for filing an appeal could not be met. Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, excusable neglect authorizes a court to permit an act to be done after the official deadline has expired (Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(b)).
See: child abuse; necessaries.
A few years of neglect and only the skeleton of a garden can be traced.
— Russell Page, from The Education of a Gardener, 1962.
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Quotes:
"Negligence is the rust of the soul, that corrodes through all her best resolves."
- Owen Felltham
"A little neglect may breed great mischief."
- Benjamin Franklin
"He that thinks he can afford to be negligent is not far from being poor."
- Samuel Johnson
"It will generally be found that men who are constantly lamenting their ill luck are only reaping the consequences of their own neglect, mismanagement, and improvidence, or want of application."
- Samuel Smiles
"It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary."
- Richard Whately
The failure to do something that one is bound to do; lack of due care.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forsømme, negligere, tilsidesætte
n. - forsømmelse, vanrøgt, ligegyldighed
Nederlands (Dutch)
verwaarlozen, veronachtzamen, verzuimen, verwaarlozing, verzuim, achterstelling
Français (French)
v. tr. - négliger, délaisser, ne pas s'occuper de, ne pas entretenir (un jardin), négliger (sa santé), se désintéresser de, ne pas tenir compte de (qch), négliger de faire, ignorer (qch), omettre de
n. - négligence, manque d'entretien, manque de soin, indifférence
Deutsch (German)
v. - vernachlässigen, versäumen, unterlassen
n. - Vernachlässigung, Unterlassung, Nachlässigkeit
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αμελώ, παραμελώ
n. - αμέλεια, αφροντισιά, παραμέληση, παράλειψη
Italiano (Italian)
trascurare, tralasciare, negligenza, discriminazione
Português (Portuguese)
v. - negligenciar, omitir
n. - negligência (f), omissão
Русский (Russian)
не заботиться, запустить, не выполнять, запустение, невнимание
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - descuidar, desatender, faltar a, incumplir, omitir
n. - descuido, negligencia, omisión, desatención, incumplimiento, abandono
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - underlåta, glömma, missköta, inte bry sig om
n. - försummelse, vanskötsel, nonchalans
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
忽视, 漏做, 疏忽, 怠慢, 忽略
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 忽視, 漏做, 疏忽
n. - 疏忽, 怠慢, 忽略
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 무시하다, 게을리하다
n. - 태만, 무시
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 怠る, 軽視する, 無視する, …しない
n. - 怠慢, 無視, 軽視
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يهمل, يتجاهل (الاسم) اهمال, تجاهل
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - הזניח, שכח, זנח, זלזל, התנכר, התרשל, השמיט
n. - הזנחה, רשלנות, שכחה
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