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nonfeasance

Legal Definition of nonfeasance

Noun

  1. Not doing something that a person should be doing.

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Definition of nonfeasance

Noun

nonfeasance (plural nonfeasances)

  1. (law) The intentional failure to perform an official duty or legal requirement.
  2. (law) The lack of liability associated with the failure to act.

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