Law failure to do what duty requires to be done
nonfeasance
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nonfeasance
noun
Failure to perform an act that is an official, contractual, or professional duty.
Origin of nonfeasance
non- (mis)feasanceTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural nonfeasances)
- (law) The intentional failure to perform an official duty or legal requirement.
- (law) The lack of liability associated with the failure to act.
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nonfeasance - Legal Definition
n
A failure to act in derogation of a duty to do so.
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