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Not to attend to with due care or attention; to forbear
one's duty in regard to; to suffer to pass unimproved, unheeded,
undone, etc.; to omit; to disregard; to slight; as, to neglect duty or
business; to neglect to pay debts. |
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To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or
respect; to slight; as, to neglect strangers. |
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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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Omission if attention or civilities; slight; as, neglect
of strangers. |
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Habitual carelessness; negligence. |
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The state of being disregarded, slighted, or neglected. |