'Non-feasance' definitions:

Definition of 'Non-feasance'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]