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non⋅fea⋅sance

  [non-fee-zuhns]
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–noun Law.
the omission of some act that ought to have been performed. Compare malfeasance, misfeasance (def. 2).
Origin:
1590–1600; non- + obs. feasance; see malfeasance
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non·fea·sance   (nŏn-fē'zəns)   
n.  Failure to perform an act that is either an official duty or a legal requirement.

[non- + (mis)feasance.]
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Main Entry: non·fea·sance
Pronunciation: "nän-'fEz-&ns
Function: noun
Etymology: non- + obsolete English feasance doing, execution, from Anglo-French fesance, from Old French faisance act, from fais-, stem of faire to do, from Latin facere
: the failure or omission to do something that should be done or esp. something that one is under a duty or obligation to do —compare MALFEASANCE, MISFEASANCE
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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