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child neglect

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Noun1.child neglectchild neglect - failure of caretakers to provide adequate emotional and physical care for a child
abuse, ill-treatment, ill-usage, maltreatment - cruel or inhumane treatment; "the child showed signs of physical abuse"


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Some cases, they say, may be prosecuted as felony child neglect.
Prosecutors in Orange County, Florida, have asked police to arrest ... by Oliver, Charles / Reason
The child's mother, Nysherrah Paris, is charged with child neglect for failing to report the abuse.
Cross country by The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
When the child's mother arrived at the scene, she gave Osceola County Sheriff's Office investigators such conflicting stories about how she and her daughter (who was wearing only a diaper) became separated that she was arrested on a charge of child neglect.
Life saver by Lee, Robert W. / The New American
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