non-performance
noun[U]
(alsononperformance)uk/ˌnɒn.pəˈfɔː.məns/us/ˌnɑːn.pɚˈfɔːr.məns/afailureto do apieceofworkor anactivity:
They weresuedfor non-performance ofservices.
There is avalidexcusefor the nonperformance of thework.
- Thegovernmentwithdrewitsfundingon thegroundsof non-performance of theservice.
- Nopaymentwill be made incasesof non-performance of thecontract.
- Theillustratedcardsdepicttheperformanceor nonperformance ofvariousactivities.
- It can bedifficulttodismissacivilservantfor non-performance ofduties.
Avoiding action
- abrogate
- abrogation
- avoid
- avoidsomethinglike the plagueidiom
- avoidance
- eschew
- evade
- evader
- evasion
- fiddle
- fiddle around
- fight shy ofidiom
- insure
- short circuit
- shrink fromsomething
- shy away fromsomething
- sit onyourarseidiom
- skip out onsomeone/something
- steer
- welch