词汇 | nonfeasance |
释义 | nonfeasance noun[ U ] LAWuk /ˌnɒnˈfiːzəns/us a failure to do something when there is a legal duty to do so, especially by a person in authority: The two marshals committed nonfeasance by refusing to answer questions from the investigator. Compare malfeasance misfeasance Examples of nonfeasancenonfeasance Supposing animals stray on to a grid, in respect of which there is no question of nonfeasance, because it is badly sited. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But if the authority does nothing at all, it is nonfeasance and it cannot be sued. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is extraordinary and not very creditable that there has been such opposition, or nonfeasance, ever since then when other attempts have been made. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, there seems to be the gap that although this provision could deal with questions of malfeasance, it cannot deal with questions of nonfeasance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In this context he explained the difference between "nonfeasance"and"misfeasance". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have a small query about the question of nonfeasance and misfeasance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the question of nonfeasance there must be an element of non-repair. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No defence of nonfeasance exists there and no harmful consequences have resulted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As one may imagine, in time a detailed and complex case law has arisen distinguishing between examples of misfeasance and examples of nonfeasance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 So for another 100 years we have suffered under the rule that a highway authority is not liable for nonfeasance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We think that that has the effect of excluding the applicability of the doctrine of nonfeasance in this case. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If it were a function of the appropriate authority in its capacity as a highway authority, then the doctrine of nonfeasance would protect it from an action for damages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The mere omission to maintain a highway, initially safe, so as to prevent deterioration, on the other hand, would be nonfeasance, and would expose the authority to no such claim. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The essence of nonfeasance is that no action will lie for damage suffered because of a highway authority's omission to perform its statutory duty to keep a highway in repair. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is the doctrine of nonfeasance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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