Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Neglect
n. The omission of proper attention to a person or thing, whether inadvertent, negligent, or willful; the act or condition of disregarding. - neglect, ub. - neglectful, adj. Neglect' is not the same thing as negligence'. In the present connection the word neglect' indicates, as a purely objective fact, that a person has not done that which it was his duty to do; it does not indicate the reason for this failure. Negligence, on the other hand, is a subjective state of mind, and it indicates a particular reason why the man has failed to do his duty, namely because he has not kept the performance of the duty in his mind as he ought to have done. A man can neglect' his duty either intentionally or negligently." J.W. Cecil Turner, Kenny's Outlines of Criminal Law 108 n.l (16th ed. 1952).
child neglect
The failure of a person responsible for a minor to care for the minor's emotion al or physical needs.
child neglect.
See CHILD NEGLECT.
culpable neglect
See NEGLECT.
culpable neglect.
Censurable or blameworthy neglect; neglect that is less than gross carelessness but more than the failure to use ordinary care.
excusable neglect.
A failure - which the law will excuse - to take some proper step at the proper time (esp. in neglecting to answer a lawsuit) not because of the party's own carelessness, inattention, or willful disregard of the court's process, but because of some unexpected or unavoidable hindrance or accident or because of reliance on the care and vigilance of the party's counsel or on a promise made by the adverse party.
gross neglect of duty.
See DESERTION.
inexcusable neglect
See NEGLECT.
inexcusable neglect.
Unjustifiable neglect; neglect that implies more than unintentional inadvertence. ( A finding of inexcusable neglect in, for example, failing to file an answer to a complaint will prevent the setting aside of a default judgment.
neglect hearing
A judicial hearing involving alleged child abuse or some other situation in which a child has not been properly cared for. ( Depending on the jurisdiction, this type of hearing might take place in various types of courts, such as a family court, a juvenile court, a probate court, or a district court.
neglected child
1. A child whose parents or legal custodians are unfit to care for him or her for reasons of cruelty, immorality, or incapacity. 2. A child whose parents or legal custodians refuse to provide the necessary care and medical services for the child. nonmarital child See illegitimate child.
willful neglect
See NEGLECT.
willful neglect.
Intentional neglect; deliberate neglect.