act of neglect

The final act of neglect by their father had been his handwritten will.

They should not decide for themselves when to inform users and the authorities about even blatant acts of neglect.

To allow the buildings to decay into ruin would be an act of neglect by the National Park Service.

But have my acts of neglect thus far, my many omissions, been inherently wrong?"

You are often obliged to find fault with them for gross acts of neglect and wastefulness, but never for using bad language.

Rather than being an act of neglect, this seeming parsimony simply recognise the historical fact of Congress routinely adding money to whatever the president recommends for health research.

When she missed an appointment for the injection, the hospital stopped trying to contact her and officials never reported the possible act of neglect to the child welfare agency, the report says.

A Nassau County Family Court judge ruled two weeks ago that a pregnant woman's use of cocaine and her failure to obtain prenatal care were acts of neglect.

Hardly had I looked at the ring, hardly had I felt its metallic coolness on my fingers, when a thousand things occurred to me, a thousand inconceivable acts of neglect.

It has since been said that such acts of neglect were fairly regular, and when reported to senior officers present practically evoked no response, which certainly was a factor in the buildup of discontent.

A replacement scheme of bursaries for the poorest students administered by colleges was unveiled in March, but the abolition of the EMA was seen by many as an act of neglect towards poorer students.

In Washington, a pregnant drug abuser was confined to jail until shortly before the birth of her child last summer; in Nassau County, a judge ruled in December that a pregnant woman's use of cocaine and her failure to obtain prenatal care were acts of neglect.