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A refusal (without sufficient excuse) to do that which it is your legal duty to do
Answer for the clue "A refusal (without sufficient excuse) to do that which it is your legal duty to do ", 11 letters:
nonfeasance
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Word definitions for nonfeasance in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context legal English) The intentional failure to perform an official duty or legal requirement. 2 (context legal English) The lack of liability associated with the failure to act.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also non-feasance , "failure to do what should be done," 1590s, from non- + feasance .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. 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
Usage examples of nonfeasance.
At that point, all accusations of malfeasance, misfeasance, and nonfeasance were stilled.
Dean was not guilty of nonfeasance by default, of the passive selfishness which expresses itself in sterility, in nest-feathering.
Malfeasance, nonfeasance, misdemeanors or felonies--it made no difference.