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.
Each year hundreds of thousands of seniors are neglected by family members and caretakers. Many victims are people who cannot help themselves and depend on others to meet their most basic needs. Neglect is when a caregiver does not provide for an elder's safety, or for his or her physical and/or psychological needs.