Nonperformance of what ought to be done

• nonfeasance

  1. Failure to perform an act that is an official, contractual, or professional duty.

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  1. Failure to perform an act that is an official, contractual, or professional duty.

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• neglect

  1. To pay little or no attention to; fail to heed; disregard:
  2. To fail to care for or attend to properly:
  3. To fail to do or carry out, as through carelessness or oversight:

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  1. To pay little or no attention to; fail to heed; disregard:
  2. To fail to care for or attend to properly:
  3. To fail to do or carry out, as through carelessness or oversight:

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• failure

  1. The condition or fact of not achieving the desired end or ends:
  2. One that fails:
  3. The condition or fact of being insufficient or falling short:

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  1. The condition or fact of not achieving the desired end or ends:
  2. One that fails:
  3. The condition or fact of being insufficient or falling short:

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• dereliction

  1. Willful neglect, as of duty or principle.
  2. The act of abandoning; abandonment.
  3. A state of abandonment or neglect.

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  1. Willful neglect, as of duty or principle.
  2. The act of abandoning; abandonment.
  3. A state of abandonment or neglect.

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• delinquency

  1. Juvenile delinquency.
  2. Failure to do what law or duty requires.
  3. An offense or misdemeanor; a misdeed.

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  1. Juvenile delinquency.
  2. Failure to do what law or duty requires.
  3. An offense or misdemeanor; a misdeed.

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• default

  1. Failure to perform a task or fulfill an obligation, especially failure to meet a financial obligation:
  2. Failure of a party in a case to make a required court appearance.
  3. The failure of one or more competitors or teams to participate in a contest:

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  1. Failure to perform a task or fulfill an obligation, especially failure to meet a financial obligation:
  2. Failure of a party in a case to make a required court appearance.
  3. The failure of one or more competitors or teams to participate in a contest:

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The act of omitting

• slighting

  1. Conveying or constituting a slight; belittling:

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  1. Conveying or constituting a slight; belittling:

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• passing-over

  1. Present participle of pass over.

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  1. Present participle of pass over.

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• excluding

  1. not including; not taking into account; excepting; rejecting

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  1. not including; not taking into account; excepting; rejecting

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• cutting-out

  1. Present participle of cut out.

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  1. Present participle of cut out.

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• elimination

  1. The process of expelling or removing, especially of waste products from the body.

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  1. The process of expelling or removing, especially of waste products from the body.

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• repudiation

  1. The act of repudiating or the state of being repudiated.
  2. The refusal, especially by public authorities, to acknowledge a contract or debt.

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  1. The act of repudiating or the state of being repudiated.
  2. The refusal, especially by public authorities, to acknowledge a contract or debt.

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• cancellation

  1. The act or an instance of canceling.
  2. A mark or a perforation indicating canceling.
  3. Something canceled, especially a released accommodation or an unfilled appointment.

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  1. The act or an instance of canceling.
  2. A mark or a perforation indicating canceling.
  3. Something canceled, especially a released accommodation or an unfilled appointment.

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• breach

  1. An opening, tear, or rupture.
  2. A gap or rift, especially in a solid structure such as a dike or fortification.
  3. A violation or infraction, as of a contract, law, legal obligation, or promise.

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  1. An opening, tear, or rupture.
  2. A gap or rift, especially in a solid structure such as a dike or fortification.
  3. A violation or infraction, as of a contract, law, legal obligation, or promise.

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• elision

  1. Omission of a sound that would normally be pronounced in speaking a word.
  2. The combination of two syllables into one for the purposes of poetic scansion.
  3. The act or an instance of omission.

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  1. Omission of a sound that would normally be pronounced in speaking a word.
  2. The combination of two syllables into one for the purposes of poetic scansion.
  3. The act or an instance of omission.

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• prohibition

  1. The act of prohibiting or the condition of being prohibited.
  2. A rule or law that forbids something.
  3. The forbidding by law of the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages.

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  1. The act of prohibiting or the condition of being prohibited.
  2. A rule or law that forbids something.
  3. The forbidding by law of the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages.

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• preclusion

  1. (countable) The act of precluding
  2. (uncountable) The condition of being precluded

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  1. (countable) The act of precluding
  2. (uncountable) The condition of being precluded

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• not naming

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• not inserting

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• neglect

  1. To pay little or no attention to; fail to heed; disregard:
  2. To fail to care for or attend to properly:
  3. To fail to do or carry out, as through carelessness or oversight:

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  1. To pay little or no attention to; fail to heed; disregard:
  2. To fail to care for or attend to properly:
  3. To fail to do or carry out, as through carelessness or oversight:

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• failing to mention

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• ignoring

  1. Present participle of ignore.
  2. The act by which something is ignored.

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  1. Present participle of ignore.
  2. The act by which something is ignored.

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• oversight

  1. An unintentional omission or mistake.
  2. Watchful care or management; supervision.

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  1. An unintentional omission or mistake.
  2. Watchful care or management; supervision.

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• disregard

  1. To pay no attention or heed to; ignore:
  2. To show no evidence of attention concerning (something):
  3. To treat without proper respect or attentiveness.

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  1. To pay no attention or heed to; ignore:
  2. To show no evidence of attention concerning (something):
  3. To treat without proper respect or attentiveness.

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• withholding

  1. The portion of earned wages that an employer deducts to cover income tax purposes and forwards to the government.
  2. The process by which the employer makes the deduction. See also W-2 form and W-4 form.

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  1. The portion of earned wages that an employer deducts to cover income tax purposes and forwards to the government.
  2. The process by which the employer makes the deduction. See also W-2 form and W-4 form.

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• leaving-out

  1. Present participle of leave out.

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  1. Present participle of leave out.

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• missing

  1. Not present; absent.
  2. Lost:
  3. Lacking; wanting:

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  1. Not present; absent.
  2. Lost:
  3. Lacking; wanting:

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• overlooking

  1. Present participle of overlook.

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  1. Present participle of overlook.

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• exclusion

  1. The act or practice of excluding.
  2. The condition or fact of being excluded.

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  1. The act or practice of excluding.
  2. The condition or fact of being excluded.

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Something omitted

• imperfection

  1. The quality or condition of being imperfect.
  2. Something imperfect; a defect or flaw.

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  1. The quality or condition of being imperfect.
  2. Something imperfect; a defect or flaw.

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• want

  1. To have a strong feeling to have (something); wish (to possess or do something); desire greatly:
  2. To desire (someone to do something):
  3. To request the presence or assistance of:

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  1. To have a strong feeling to have (something); wish (to possess or do something); desire greatly:
  2. To desire (someone to do something):
  3. To request the presence or assistance of:

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• need

  1. A condition or situation in which something must be supplied in order for a certain condition to be maintained or a desired state to be achieved:
  2. Something required or wanted; a requisite:
  3. Necessity; obligation:

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  1. A condition or situation in which something must be supplied in order for a certain condition to be maintained or a desired state to be achieved:
  2. Something required or wanted; a requisite:
  3. Necessity; obligation:

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