non·fea·sance (n n-f  z ns)n. Failure to perform an act that is either an official duty or a legal requirement. [non- + (mis)feasance.] |
nonfeasance [nɒnˈfiːzəns]
n
(Law) Law a failure to act when under an obligation to do so Compare malfeasance, misfeasance
[from non- + feasance (obsolete) performing or doing, from French faisance, from faire to do, from Latin facere]
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| Noun | 1. | nonfeasance - a failure to act when under an obligation to do so; a refusal (without sufficient excuse) to do that which it is your legal duty to do dereliction - willful negligence |
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