Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  pipes(Noun) A single pipe organ. 2  pipes(Noun) One's vocal capacity, as if one's lungs were composed of pipe-works. 3  pipes(Noun) breasts.
Neglect of Duty. in Soviet criminal law, a type of official crime. Neglect of duty consists in nonfulfillment or improper fulfillment of duties by an official that results in substantial harm to state or social interests or to a citizenâs rights and interests that are protected by law; it is caused by a careless or unconscientious attitude.
Negligence is doing something, but doing it badly and without the appropriate standard of care. Neglect is where you fail to do anything. So for example, a lawyer could undertake work for you but do so without the proper care and the work would not be effective and cause damage. This would be negligence. You could however asked the lawyer to do something, but the lawyer failed to do anything, which caused damages, which would be neglect.