Nonfeasance definition
Failure to perform an act that is an official, contractual, or professional duty.
noun
(law) Failure to do what duty requires to be done.
noun
A failure to act in derogation of a duty to do so.
noun
(law) The lack of liability associated with the failure to act.
noun
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
nonfeasance
Plural:
nonfeasancesOrigin of nonfeasance
- non– (mis)feasance
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition