Negligence vs. Neglect

Negligence vs. Neglect — Is There a Difference?
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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 debts

Negligencenoun

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 strangers

Negligencenoun

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.

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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

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Neglectnoun

the state of something that has been unused and neglected;

the house was in a terrible state of neglect

Neglectnoun

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 ten

Neglectverb

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 account

Neglectverb

fail to attend to;

he neglects his children

Neglectverb

give little or no attention to;

Disregard the errors