failure+in+duty

  • 1failure in duty — index culpability, dereliction Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2failure of duty — index default, infraction, laches, maladministration Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3failure — 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 …

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  • 4failure of obligation — index delinquency (failure of duty) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 5failure to act — index delinquency (failure of duty), inaction Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 6failure — noun 1) the failure of the assassination attempt Syn: lack of success, nonfulfillment, defeat, collapse, foundering Ant: success 2) all his schemes had been a failure Syn: fiasco, debacle …

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  • 7failure — Abandonment or defeat. Failure of duty or obligation. Lapse. Deficiency, want, or lack; ineffectualness; inefficiency as measured by some legal standard; an unsuccessful attempt. See also fail lapse …

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  • 8failure — Abandonment or defeat. Failure of duty or obligation. Lapse. Deficiency, want, or lack; ineffectualness; inefficiency as measured by some legal standard; an unsuccessful attempt. See also fail lapse …

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  • 9failure — failure, neglect, default, miscarriage, dereliction are comparable when they mean an omission on the part of someone or something of what is expected or required oj him or of it. Failure basically implies a being found wanting; it implies a lack… …

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  • 10duty of care — see duty Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. duty of care …

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