Negligence
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The state of being negligent 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. 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.
Example sentence: Negligence is the rust of the soul, that corrodes through all her best resolves.
Neglect
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To disregard or pay little attention to somethingTo fail to care for, or attend to somethingTo fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of neglectingThe state of being neglected.Habitual lack of care.