neglect of duty

1. 1.

   (law) breach of a duty

   Broadernegligence

   law

Questions about neglect of duty

What does neglect of duty mean?

neglect of duty means "(law) breach of a duty".

Is neglect of duty a common word?

neglect of duty is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.