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Self neglecting

A neglecting of ones self or of ones own interests...


Neglect

Neglect, means gross, wilful, intentional, culpable or flagrant disregard of duties, Baburao Vishwanath Mathpati v. State of Maharashtra, AIR 1996 Bom 227.Neglect, when a money order or a demand draft is sent to the landlord, during the specified period, it cannot be said that the tenant has 'neglected to make payment'. The expression 'neglect' means 'to fail to give due care, attention, or time to. The fail through thoughtlessness or carelessness. To ignore or disregard', Laxmikant Devchand Bhojwani v. Pratap Singh Mohan Singh Pardeshi, (1994) 6 SCC 576 (579). [Bombay Rents, Hotels and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947, s. 12(3) (a)]. [s. 27, ill. (a), T.P. Act]...


excusable neglect

excusable neglect : the failure of a party to follow a required procedure in a timely fashion that results from a circumstance (as an accident) which is considered by the court to be sufficient reason to excuse that party compare unavoidable casualty NOTE: Excusable neglect allows a party to seek relief from a default judgment, to file late, or to be granted a deadline extension. ...


neglect

neglect : a disregard of duty resulting from carelessness, indifference, or willfulness ;esp : a failure to provide a child under one's care with proper food, clothing, shelter, supervision, medical care, or emotional stability compare abuse, negligence neglect vt ne·glect·ful adj ...


Neglect

Not to attend to with due care or attention to forbear ones duty in regard to to allow to pass unimproved unheeded undone etc to omit to disregard to slight as to neglect duty or business to neglect to pay debts...


self-insure

self-insure : to insure by self-insurance (as in workers' compensation) [an employer wishing to its liability "Pennsylvania Statutes"] vi : to use self-insurance [a governmental agency that s] self-in·sur·er n ...


Self acting

Acting of or by ones self or by itself said especially of a machine or mechanism which is made to perform of or for itself what is usually done by human agency automatic as a self acting feed apparatus a self acting mule a self acting press...


Self government

The act of governing ones self or the state of being governed by ones self self control self command...


Self appraisal

Self appraisal, the method of performance appraisal is based on the self-appraisal by the officer concerned. It is a method where the employee is asked to give, in his own words, his strong points, weak points and constraints faced by him in the service. The self-appraisal is then considered by the reporting officer who gives his remarks. Finally the higher reviewing authority decides the assessment by weighting both the employee's self-appraisal and the remarks given by the reporting officer, A.P. State Financial Corpn. v. C.M. Ashok Raju, AIR 1995 SC 39 (41): (1994) 5 SCC 359....


imperfect self-defense

imperfect self-defense : a defense based on self-defense that does not shield the defendant from all liability but reduces the liability esp. because the defendant actually but unreasonably believed that he or she was in imminent danger of death or great bodily injury NOTE: Imperfect self-defense is not recognized in all jurisdictions. When it is successfully used in criminal cases it eliminates the element of malice, reducing the level of the offense from murder to manslaughter. ...


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