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delinquency (failure of duty), inaction
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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failure — fail·ure n 1: omission of occurrence or performance; specif: a failing to perform a duty or expected action a failure to mitigate damages failure to prosecute 2: a lack of success or adequacy failure of a suit 3: a failing in business … Law dictionary
act — Denotes external manifestation of actor s will. Restatement, Second, Torts No. 2. Expression of will or purpose, carrying idea of performance; primarily that which is done or doing; exercise of power, or effect of which power exerted is cause; a… … Black's law dictionary
act — Denotes external manifestation of actor s will. Restatement, Second, Torts No. 2. Expression of will or purpose, carrying idea of performance; primarily that which is done or doing; exercise of power, or effect of which power exerted is cause; a… … Black's law dictionary
Act of God — is a legal term [cite book |last = Black |first = Henry Campbell |title = Black s Law Dictionary |id = ISBN 0 314 76271 X |publisher = West Publishing Co. |year = 1990 |edition = 6th edition |pages = 33 |location = Saint Paul, Minnesota] for… … Wikipedia
act — 1 n 1 a: something done by a person in accordance with his or her free will a tortious act see also actus reus b: the failure to do something that one has a legal duty to do – called also negative act; 2 a … Law dictionary
act of God — often cap A: an extraordinary natural event (as a flood or earthquake) that cannot be reasonably foreseen or prevented compare force majeure, inevitable accident, unavoidable accident ◇ It is a defense against liability for injury if the injury… … Law dictionary
failure — [fāl′yər] n. [< earlier failer < Anglo Fr < OFr faillir: see FAIL] 1. the act of failing or the state or condition resulting from having failed; specif., a) a falling short b) a losing of power or strength c) a breakdown in operation or… … English World dictionary
failure — fail|ure W2S2 [ˈfeıljə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(lack of success)¦ 2¦(unsuccessful person/thing)¦ 3 failure to do something 4¦(business)¦ 5¦(machine/body part)¦ 6¦(crops)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(LACK OF SUCCESS)¦ [U and C] a lack of success in achieving or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
failure — /fayl yeuhr/, n. 1. an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure. 2. nonperformance of something due, required, or expected: a failure to do what one has promised; … Universalium
failure — noun 1 LACK OF SUCCESS (C, U) a lack of success in achieving or doing something: How can we account for the failure of the League of Nations to achieve peace in Europe? | end/result in failure: Harry s ambitious plans ended in failure. 2… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
