nonfeasance
nonfeasance (nän·fē·z
nts),
nonfeasance (nonfē´z
ns),
[nonfē′zəns]
Etymology: L, non + facere, to do
a failure to perform a task, duty, or undertaking that one has agreed to perform or has a legal duty to perform. Compare malfeasance, misfeasance. See also negligence.
nonfeasance (nän·fē·z
nts),n the failure to carry out an undertaking, a task or duty that a person previously agreed to perform or was legally obligated to perform.
nonfeasance (nonfē´z
ns),n the failure of a person to do some act that should be done.
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