HyperDic: neglect_of_duty

English > 1 sense of the expression *neglect of duty*:
NOUN	act	neglect of duty	(law) breach of a duty

English > *neglect of duty*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	(law) breach of a duty.
Category	law, jurisprudence	The collection of rules imposed by authority
Broader	negligence, carelessness, neglect, nonperformance	failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
Spanish	incumplimiento del deber