HyperDic: nonfeasance

English > 1 sense of the word nonfeasance:
NOUNactnonfeasancea failure to act when under an obligation to do so
English > nonfeasance: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA 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.
BroaderderelictionWillful negligence
Spanishnonfeasance
Catalannonfeasance

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