Definition of nonfeasance
:failure to act;
especially
:failure to do what ought to be done
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Examples of nonfeasance in a Sentence
you can sue for nonfeasance if the company doesn't fulfill the contract
Origin and Etymology of nonfeasance
non- + obsolete English feasance doing, execution
nonfeasance Synonyms
Synonyms
default, delinquency, dereliction, misprision, neglect, negligence, failure, oversightRelated Words
carelessness, heedlessness, inadvertence, inadvertency, laxityNear Antonyms
compliance, discharge, fulfillment (or fulfilment)Law Dictionary
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legal Definition of nonfeasance
:the failure or omission to do something that should be done or especially something that one is under a duty or obligation to do — compare malfeasance, misfeasance
Origin and Etymology of nonfeasance
non- + obsolete English feasance doing, execution, from Anglo-French fesance, from Old French faisance act, from fais-, stem of faire to do, from Latin facere
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