omission
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Definition of omission
1a : something neglected or left undone There are a few omissions in the list.
b : apathy toward or neglect of duty The police officer was reprimanded for the omission of his duty to inform the suspect of his rights.
2 : the act of omitting : the state of being omitted Her omission from the team was surprising.
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To my eye, there were no obvious blips or omissions. — Dewayne Bevil, OrlandoSentinel.com, "First look: 'Universal Orlando's Cinematic Celebration'," 10 July 2018 Its crimes are often errors of omission, virtually without authorship. — Justin Davidson, Daily Intelligencer, "A Year Has Passed Since the Grenfell Tower Fire. It Could Happen Again Anytime.," 14 June 2018 Arguably as painful are the omissions of fact — those stubborn denials of the undeniable that echo through the generations. — F. Kathleen Foley, latimes.com, "Armenian genocide fuels Rogue Machine's '100 Aprils'," 22 June 2018 But the problem lies in Langlands’s omission of the marketplace. — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, "Does Crafting Make People Happier?," 9 Apr. 2018 The idea here is that the indictment's omission of allegations against Trump or any Americans means there was no collusion. — Danny Cevallos, NBC News, "The charges Mueller could have brought against the Russians but didn’t," 17 Feb. 2018 The purported omission of material information, it is said, has the effect of making the memo misleading. — Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review, "Positioning over the Nunes FISA Memo Continues Ahead of Its Release," 1 Feb. 2018 Seattle slugger Nelson Cruz is a very difficult omission. — Mike Fitzpatrick, chicagotribune.com, "MLB All-Star Game predictions: Who will start on July 17?," 6 July 2018 Athletic director Warde Manuel said the omission from the budget proposal isn’t an indication that there won’t be another TV series. — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan football may not be must-see TV on Amazon again this season," 22 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'omission.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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omission
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English Language Learners Definition of omission
: something that has not been included or done : something that has been omitted
: the act of not including or doing something
: the state of being not included in something
See the full definition for omission in the English Language Learners Dictionary
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Kids Definition of omission
1 : something left out There are some omissions in the list.
2 : the act of leaving out : the state of being left out I'm sorry for the omission of your name on the list.
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Legal Definition of omission
1 : something neglected, left out, or left undone
2 : the act, fact, or state of leaving something out or failing to do something especially that is required by duty, procedure, or law liable for a criminal act or omission
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