sin of omission
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsinandomission
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sin
noun[C or U]
uk/sɪn/us/sɪn/
the offence of breaking, or the breaking of, a religious or ...
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omission
noun[C or U]
uk/əʊˈmɪʃ.ən/us/oʊˈmɪʃ.ən/
the act of not including something or someone that should have been included, or something or someone that has not been included that should ...
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(Definition ofsinandomissionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofsin of omission
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The sin of commission seems far worse than thesinofomission.
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I think that their not having done so is asinofomission.
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An empty dwelling owned by a local authority is, in fact, asinofomission.
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This issinofomissionfor a long time.
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To remain silent on that point is to mislead to the point of being almost, if unintentionally, a deceitfulsinofomission.
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Perhaps she will put all 150 of its members in detention for theirsinofomission.
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It is asinofomissionin not taking sufficient precautions to see that their citizens do not break the law.
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The first is by way of thesinofomission.
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That is an important point, but the problem is one of asinofomission.
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We are considering more than asinofomission.
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That is a sin of commission, not asinofomission.
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At least, his is thesinofomission.
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We are here remedying this rather unfortunatesinofomission.
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European monetary union is outside the scope of the treaty, and its greatestsinofomissionis the failure to prepare for enlargement by re-weighting.
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Thesinofomissionin the treaty is the one that he has just put his finger on—its failure to anticipate enlargement.
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It becomes even more difficult to prove innocence of asinofomission.
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It will not happen deliberately, but if there is asinofomissionrather than a sin of commission, it will be a great sin.
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There is the sin of commission and there is thesinofomission.
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