child neglect

child neglect definition - legal

n

The failure of a person responsible for a childÂ’s care and upbringing to safeguard the childÂ’s emotional and physical health and general well-being. See also abuse.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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