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.
'Abuse' or 'child abuse or neglect' means any case in which the child's parents, legal guardians, custodians, or any other person. responsible for the child's health and welfare fail to take action to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, medical care, or. supervision that a prudent parent would take.