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Definition of Neglect of duty
1. Noun. (law) breach of a duty.
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Lexicographical Neighbors of Neglect Of Duty
Literary usage of Neglect of duty
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1904)
"... where the capacity was affected by serious illness of a member of the judge's
family, he was not guilty of neglect of duty, within Coust. art 4, i 48. ..."
2. Commentaries on the Law of Municipal Corporations by John Forrest Dillon (1911)
"Neglect of Duty in Respect of Repair of Streets, &c. — In Tennessee a municipal
corporation is considered liable, upon the general principles of the common ..."
3. The Religious Instruction of the Negroes in the United States by Charles Colcock Jones (1842)
"A third objection is — The religious instruction of the Negroes will lead to
neglect of duty and insubordination. I ask how can it ? ..."
4. The Federal and State Constitutions: Colonial Charters, and Other Organic by Francis N. Thorpe, United States (1909)
"The Governor shall have power to remove any officer whom he may appoint, in case
of incompetency, neglect of duty, gross immorality, or malfeasance in ..."
5. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Judicature by William Johnson (1859)
"January, ' IN ERROR, answerable to the party injured, by his neglect of duty, in
an " act'°" on t'ie case •' It is said, that the duty is created by the ..."
6. The Justice of the Peace, and Parish Officer: With the Practice of Country by John Frederick Archbold (1846)
"Penalty for neglect of duty.'] If any constable of a borough " shall be guilty
of any neglect of duty, or of any disobedience of any lawful order:" upon ..."
7. The Harleian Miscellany: Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and by William Oldys, John Malham (1810)
"... in Port-Royal Harbour, in Jamaica, in America, the eighth, ninth, tenth, and
twelfth Days of October, 1702, for Cowardice, Neglect of Duty, ..."
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