Look up neglect in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Neglect means to leave uncared for or to leave undone.

Neglect may also refer to:

• Neglect (English law), a term of art in English law used to qualify an inquest into the factors that contributed to a death
• Child neglect, is a form of child abuse, when a child's legal guardian fails to adequately provide for the child's physical or emotional needs
• Hemispatial neglect which is a neurological condition.

See also

• Negligence, a legal concept in civil law indicating an individual's behavior fell short of what a reasonable person would do to prevent death or injury to another.

Neglect is a lack of -food -supervision -clothing -shelter -health care.

• Criminal negligence a legal concept in criminal law that holds people at fault for their failures to act

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