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heitteillejättö — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • neglect verb To fail to give proper care or attention to someone or something.
  • negligence noun A failure to take proper care, especially when it causes harm.

Senses

heitteillejättö is used for these senses in English:

  • neglect The act of neglecting.
  • negligence (legal, uncountable) 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.

neglect — full definition

  1. verb To fail to give proper care or attention to someone or something.
  2. noun A lack of proper care or attention.

negligence — full definition

  1. noun A failure to take proper care, especially when it causes harm.
  2. noun In law, a failure to meet the standard of care a reasonable person would show, resulting in injury or damage.

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