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nonfeasance

American  
[non-fee-zuhns] / nɒnˈfi zəns /

noun

Law.

  1. the omission of some act that ought to have been performed.

nonfeasance British  
/ ˌnɒnˈfiːzəns /

noun

  1. law a failure to act when under an obligation to do so Compare malfeasance misfeasance

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Etymology

Origin of nonfeasance

1590–1600; non- + obsolete feasance; see malfeasance

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