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• non-feasance — /non fēˈzəns/ (law) noun Omission of something which ought to be or ought to have been done ORIGIN: Pfx non not, and OFr faisance doing, from faire, from L facere to do non feasance noun see separate entry • • • Main Entry: ↑non …   Useful english dictionary

• Non-feasance — Non fea sance, n. [Pref. non + OF. faisance a doing, fr. faire to do.] (Law) An omission or neglect to do something, esp. that which ought to have been done. Cf. {Malfeasance}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• non-feasance — /nɒn fi:z(ə)ns/ noun failure to do something which should be done by law …   Dictionary of banking and finance

• The Charitable Corporation v. Sutton — (1742) 26 ER 642; 2 ATK 404 is an important old English law case which holds in substance that a director of a company owes duties to the company in the same measure and quality as does a trustee to a trust.FactsJudgmentLord Hardwickecquote| I… …   Wikipedia

• The Charitable Corporation v Sutton — Court Court of Chancery Date decided 13 August 1742 Citation(s) (1742) 26 ER 642; 2 Atk 404 Case opinions Lord Hardwicke Keywords …   Wikipedia

• nonfeasance — (n.) also non feasance, failure to do what should be done, 1590s, from NON (Cf. non ) + FEASANCE (Cf. feasance) …   Etymology dictionary

• List of law topics (N-R) — NOTOC Law [From Old English lagu something laid down or fixed ; legal comes from Latin legalis , from lex law , statute ( [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=law searchmode=none Law] , Online Etymology Dictionary; [http://www.m… …   Wikipedia

• Omission (criminal law) — In the criminal law, an omission, or failure to act, will constitute an actus reus (Latin for guilty act ) and give rise to liability only when the law imposes a duty to act and the defendant is in breach of that duty. Contents 1 Discussion 1.1… …   Wikipedia

• Ripsaw — (sometimes Rip saw, Rip Saw, RipSaw or The Duluth Rip Saw) was a Duluth, Minnesota newspaper published from 1917 to 1926 and again from 1999 to 2005. In its original incarnation, the paper was a scandal sheet with a reputation for muckraking,… …   Wikipedia

• Omission (criminal) — In the criminal law, an omission, or failure to act, will constitute an actus reus (Latin for guilty act ) and give rise to liability only when the law imposes a duty to act and the defendant is in breach of that duty.DiscussionIn the criminal… …   Wikipedia