neglect+of+duty
11neglect — ne|glect1 [nıˈglekt] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of neglegere, negligere, from neg not + legere to gather ] 1.) to fail to look after someone or something properly ▪ She smoked and drank, neglected the children, and …
12neglect — ne|glect1 [ nə glekt ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to fail to take care of someone when you are responsible for them: parents who neglect their children a ) to fail to give someone enough love, attention, or support: What do you think of a man who… …
13neglect — [[t]nɪgle̱kt[/t]] neglects, neglecting, neglected 1) VERB If you neglect someone or something, you fail to look after them properly. [V n] The woman denied that she had neglected her child... [V n] Feed plants and they grow, neglect them and they …
14duty — du|ty W1S1 [ˈdju:ti US ˈdu: ] n plural duties ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(something you must do)¦ 2¦(work)¦ 3 be on/off duty 4¦(tax)¦ 5 do duty as something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Anglo French; Origin: dueté, from Old French deu; …
15neglect — vb Neglect, omit, disregard, ignore, overlook, slight, forget are comparable when they mean to pass over something without giving it due or sufficient attention. Neglect usually implies intentional or unintentional failure to give full or proper… …
16Neglect — Neg*lect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Neglected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Neglecting}.] [L. neglectus, p. p. of neglegere (negligere) to disregard, neglect, the literal sense prob. being, not to pick up; nec not, nor (fr. ne not + que, a particle akin to Goth …
17Neglect — Neg*lect , n. [L. neglectus. See {Neglect}, v.] 1. 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,… …
18Duty — • The definition of the term duty given by lexicographers is: something that is due , obligatory service ; something that one is bound to perform or to avoid Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Duty Duty …
19neglect one's duty — index default Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
20neglect of obligation — index delinquency (failure of duty) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …