Nonfeasance

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Failure to perform an act that is either an official duty or a legal requirement.
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  • n. The intentional failure to perform an official duty or legal requirement.
  • n. The lack of liability associated with the failure to act.
    • Word Usage
    "When no one laughed along, Sherman focused in on the Bush Admin's "nonfeasance" to see if that was an impeachable offense."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    dereliction   
    Variant
    malfeasance   
     
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