nonfeasance
noun[U]
LAWuk/ˌnɒnˈfiːzəns/usafailureto do something when there is alegaldutyto do so,especiallyby apersoninauthority:
The twomarshalscommittednonfeasance byrefusingtoanswerquestionsfrom theinvestigator.
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| 单词 | nonfeasance |
| 释义 | nonfeasance noun[U] LAWuk/ˌnɒnˈfiːzəns/usafailureto do something when there is alegaldutyto do so,especiallyby apersoninauthority: The twomarshalscommittednonfeasance byrefusingtoanswerquestionsfrom theinvestigator. Compare malfeasance misfeasance Examplesofnonfeasancenonfeasance Supposing animals stray on to a grid, in respect of which there is no question ofnonfeasance, because it is badly sited. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But if the authority does nothing at all, it isnonfeasanceand it cannot be sued. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is extraordinary and not very creditable that there has been such opposition, ornonfeasance, ever since then when other attempts have been made. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen 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 ofnonfeasance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have a small query about the question ofnonfeasanceand misfeasance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In the question ofnonfeasancethere must be an element of non-repair. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 No defence ofnonfeasanceexists there and no harmful consequences have resulted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen 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 ofnonfeasance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 So for another 100 years we have suffered under the rule that a highway authority is not liable fornonfeasance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We think that that has the effect of excluding the applicability of the doctrine ofnonfeasancein this case. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If it were a function of the appropriate authority in its capacity as a highway authority, then the doctrine ofnonfeasancewould protect it from an action for damages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The mere omission to maintain a highway, initially safe, so as to prevent deterioration, on the other hand, would benonfeasance, and would expose the authority to no such claim. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The essence ofnonfeasanceis 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is the doctrine ofnonfeasance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen 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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