nonfeasance

nonfeasance: non·fea·sance /ˌnän-'fēz-əns/ n [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]: the failure or omission to do something that should be done or esp. something that one is under a duty or obligation to do compare malfeasance, misfeasance

nonfeasance: I noun delinquency, dereliction, disregard, disregard of duty, failure, inattention, indifference, laxity, misprision, neglect of duty, negligence, nonfulfillment, nonperformance, omission II index crime, delict, dereliction, dishonor (nonpayment), laches, laxity, misconduct, neglect, nonperformance, omission

nonfeasance: n.
Failure to perform a duty; failure by an agent to perform some obligation he or she has agreed to do for a principal; failure of a public official to do some duty required by law. See also malfeasance, misfeasance

nonfeasance: The failure to act when a duty to act existed. Compare: misfeasance, malfeasance

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nonfeasance: n. A failure to act in derogation of a duty to do so.

nonfeasance: The intentional failure to perform a required duty or obligation.

nonfeasance: I
The intentional failure to perform a required duty or obligation.
II Nonperformance of an act which should be performed; omission to perform a required duty or total neglect of duty.

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nonfeasance — non‧fea‧sance [nɒnˈfiːzns ǁ nɑːn ] noun [uncountable] LAW when someone does not do what they have to do by law compare malfeasance, misfeasance * * * nonfeasance UK US /ˌnɒnˈfiːzəns/ noun [U] LAW ► … Financial and business terms
nonfeasance — (n.) also non feasance, failure to do what should be done, 1590s, from NON (Cf. non ) + FEASANCE (Cf. feasance) … Etymology dictionary
nonfeasance — [nän΄fē′zəns] n. Law failure to do what duty requires to be done: distinguished from MALFEASANCE, MISFEASANCE … English World dictionary
Nonfeasance — Failing to execute or perform an act or duty required by position/office or law that results in harm or damage to a person or property. The perpetrator can be found liable and subject to prosecution. For example, if a daycare provider is employed … Investment dictionary
nonfeasance — /nonfiyzans/ Nonperformance of some act which person is obligated or has responsibility to perform; omission to perform a required duty at all; or, total neglect of duty. Desmarais v. Wachusett Regional School Dist., 360 Mass. 591, 276 N.E.2d 691 … Black's law dictionary
nonfeasance — /nonfiyzans/ Nonperformance of some act which person is obligated or has responsibility to perform; omission to perform a required duty at all; or, total neglect of duty. Desmarais v. Wachusett Regional School Dist., 360 Mass. 591, 276 N.E.2d 691 … Black's law dictionary
nonfeasance — noun Etymology: non + obsolete English feasance doing, execution Date: 1596 failure to act; especially failure to do what ought to be done … New Collegiate Dictionary
nonfeasance — /non fee zeuhns/, n. Law. the omission of some act that ought to have been performed. Cf. malfeasance, misfeasance (def. 2). [1590 1600; NON + obs. feasance; see MALFEASANCE] * * * … Universalium
nonfeasance — noun a) The intentional failure to perform an official duty or legal requirement. b) The lack of liability associated with the failure to act … Wiktionary
nonfeasance — Synonyms and related words: Sisyphean labor, atrocity, bad policy, breach, crime, crime against humanity, culpa, culpable negligence, deadly sin, default, delinquency, dereliction, disconformity, disregard, endless task, enormity, error, evil,… … Moby Thesaurus

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