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Noun: nonfeasance  nón'fee-zun(t)s
  1. A failure to act when under an obligation to do so; a refusal (without sufficient excuse) to do that which it is your legal duty to do

Derived forms: nonfeasances

Type of: dereliction

Encyclopedia: Nonfeasance