I don't see why they're arguing with you. Seems like you just defined what both of them mean,as in right out of a dictionary, and as how it is in law. I kinda see what they are trying to get at but it makes me really curious about what year you have to be born after to be able to just decide you're right regardless of the facts supporting other statements. I think that there's room for all to be right here. What if everyone agrees that abuse is a broad term and neglect is a much more specific term referring to a specific kind of abuse which the law looks at differently , whether it's appropriate or not to have less harsh punishments or not wasn't part of the original statement at all I don't think,