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, failure, neglect, negligence, oversight;
Near Antonyms
compliance, discharge, fulfillment (or fulfilment);
Related Words
carelessness, heedlessness, inadvertence, inadvertency, laxity;
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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
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