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| − | Nonfeasance is the total failure or omission of an employee of a government agency to do his job. More generally, nonfeasance is the failure of an agent to perform a duty required by his principal. | + | Nonfeasance is the total failure or omission of an employee of a [[government]] agency to do his job. More generally, nonfeasance is the failure of an agent to perform a duty required by his principal. |
Nonfeasance is different from [[misfeasance]] (performing a lawful task improperly) and [[malfeasance]] (doing something illegal or wrongful). | Nonfeasance is different from [[misfeasance]] (performing a lawful task improperly) and [[malfeasance]] (doing something illegal or wrongful). | ||
[[category:legal terms]] | [[category:legal terms]] | ||
Revision as of 05:30, January 16, 2008
Nonfeasance is the total failure or omission of an employee of a government agency to do his job. More generally, nonfeasance is the failure of an agent to perform a duty required by his principal.
Nonfeasance is different from misfeasance (performing a lawful task improperly) and malfeasance (doing something illegal or wrongful).