NONFEASANCE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A failure to act when under an obligation to do so; a refusal (without sufficient excuse) to do that which it is your legal duty to do

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("nonfeasance" is a kind of...):

dereliction (willful negligence)

Credits