NOUN | act | nonfeasance | a failure to act when under an obligation to do so |
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Meaning | 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. | |
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Broader | dereliction | Willful negligence |
Spanish | nonfeasance | |
Catalan | nonfeasance |
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