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Non-feasance — Non fea sance, n. [Pref. non + OF. faisance a doing, fr. faire to do.] (Law) An omission or neglect to do something, esp. that which ought to have been done. Cf. {Malfeasance}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sance — bri·sance; chev·i·sance; com·plai·sance; con·ver·sance; de·fea·sance; mal·fea·sance; mis·fea·sance; nais·sance; non·fea·sance; obei·sance; pu·is·sance; re·con·nais·sance; recu·sance; nui·sance; ren·ais·sance; cog·ni·sance; mal·fai·sance;… … English syllables
fea — cof·fea; de·fea·sance; de·fea·si·ble; dis·fea·ture; fea·ber·ry; fea·si·bil·i·ty; fea·si·ble; fea·si·ble·ness; fea·si·bly; fea·tured; fea·ture·less; fea·ture·ly; fea·tur·ette; fea·tur·ish; in·de·fea·si·bil·i·ty; in·de·fea·si·ble; mal·fea·sance;… … English syllables
nonfeasance — non·fea·sance … English syllables
nonfeasance — non•fea•sance [[t]nɒnˈfi zəns[/t]] n. law failure to perform an act that is part of one s responsibility • Etymology: 1590–1600 … From formal English to slang
nonfeasance — non·fea·sance /ˌnän fēz əns/ n [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 … Law dictionary
nonfeasance — non‧fea‧sance [nɒnˈfiːzns ǁ nɑːn ] noun [uncountable] LAW when someone does not do what they have to do by law compare malfeasance, misfeasance * * * nonfeasance UK US /ˌnɒnˈfiːzəns/ noun [U] LAW ► … Financial and business terms
