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nonfeasance

nonfeasance noun: the intentional failure to perform an official duty or legal requirement.

Noun

nonfeasance (countable and uncountable, plural nonfeasances)

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

nonfeasance meaning in Tamil and Urdu

nonfeasance in Tamil

பிழைத்திருத்தம், செய்யாப் பிழை

nonfeasance in Urdu

ترک فعل

Forms of nonfeasance

pluralnonfeasances

Origin of nonfeasance

From non- + feasance.

Questions about nonfeasance

What does nonfeasance mean?
Nonfeasance means the intentional failure to perform an official duty or legal requirement.
What is nonfeasance in Tamil?
Nonfeasance in Tamil is பிழைத்திருத்தம், செய்யாப் பிழை. See Nonfeasance meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is nonfeasance?
Nonfeasance is a noun.
What is the plural of nonfeasance?
The plural of nonfeasance is nonfeasances.

Words near nonfeasance in the dictionary

  1. nonfatty
  2. nonfaulty
  3. nonfaunal
  4. nonfavorable
  5. nonfavorite
  6. nonfeasance
  7. nonfeasances
  8. nonfeasant
  9. nonfeasibility
  10. nonfeasible
  11. nonfeasor

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nonfeasance (page history and authors); nonfeasance (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nonfeasance (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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