nonfeasance
Use Nonfeasance in a sentence
zəns noun Law.
the omission of some act that ought to have been performed. Compare malfeasance, misfeasance ( def 2 ).
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| law malfeasance Compare misfeasance a failure to act when under an obligation to do so | |
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Example sentences
The appointing authority may at any time remove a trustee for misfeasance, nonfeasance, or malfeasance in office.
The governor may at any time remove a member of the council for misfeasance, nonfeasance, or malfeasance in office.
The governor may at any time remove any member of the council for misfeasance, nonfeasance, or malfeasance in office.
Profligacy and mis, mal and nonfeasance beyond belief and reason.
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