neglect vs criminal negligence

criminal negligence vs neglect

neglect and criminal negligence both are nouns.

neglect is a verb but criminal negligence is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
neglect	Yes	No	Yes	No
criminal negligence	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, criminal negligence is a hyponym of neglect; that is, criminal negligence is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than neglect:

neglect: failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
criminal negligence: (law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences)

Other hyponyms of neglect include dereliction, comparative negligence, concurrent negligence, contributory negligence, culpable negligence, neglect of duty, dodging, escape, evasion.

neglect (noun)	criminal negligence (noun)
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances	(law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences)
willful lack of care and attention
the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
lack of attention and due care
the state of something that has been unused and neglected

neglect (verb)	criminal negligence (verb)
leave undone or leave out
give little or no attention to
fail to attend to
fail to do something; leave something undone

Difference between neglect and criminal negligence

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