Negligence vs. Neglect
Difference Between Negligence and Neglect
Negligencenoun
The state of being negligent.
Neglectverb
(transitive) To fail to care for or attend to something.
to neglect duty or business;to neglect to pay debtsNegligencenoun
The tort whereby a duty of reasonable care was breached, causing damage: any conduct short of intentional or reckless action that falls below the legal standard for preventing unreasonable injury.
Neglectverb
(transitive) To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight.
to neglect strangersNegligencenoun
The breach of a duty of care: the failure to exercise a standard of care that a reasonable person would have in a similar situation.
Neglectverb
(transitive) To fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness.
Negligencenoun
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
Neglectnoun
The act of neglecting.
Negligencenoun
the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
Neglectnoun
The state of being neglected.
Neglectnoun
Habitual lack of care.
Neglectnoun
lack of attention and due care
Neglectnoun
the state of something that has been unused and neglected;
the house was in a terrible state of neglectNeglectnoun
willful lack of care and attention
Neglectnoun
the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
Neglectnoun
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
Neglectverb
leave undone or leave out;
How could I miss that typo?The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of tenNeglectverb
fail to do something; leave something undone;
She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his cribThe secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the accountNeglectverb
fail to attend to;
he neglects his childrenNeglectverb
give little or no attention to;
Disregard the errors
