Salutary neglect is best defined as A the ability to elect people who make up the government.
B the right to print criticism of officials as long as it is true.
C the theory that colonies exist to benefit their mother country.
D the policy of overlooking certain things in order to get positive results.

D. the policy of overlooking certain things in order to get positive results.

Explanation:

Salutary neglect is defined as the British policy that lasted in the 17th- & 18th-century to avoid the strict enforcement of parliamentary laws in order to get positive results in England especially related to trade laws.

Hence, the correct answer is "D. the policy of overlooking certain things in order to get positive results".