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omission definition - legal

n

  1. Something left out or left undone.
  2. The act of neglecting to do something required by law; especially oneÂ’s duty.
  3. The state of having been left out or undone.
  4. The act of leaving something out or not done. An omission may be deliberate or unintentional.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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