malfeasance
31malefeasance — Malfeasance Mal*fea sance, n. [F. malfaisance, fr. malfaisant injurious, doing ill; mal ill, evil + faisant doing, p. pr. of faire to do. See {Malice}, {Feasible}, and cf. {Maleficence}.] (Law) The doing of an act which a person ought not to do;… …
32maleficence — , malfeasance The first means a propensity to cause hurt or harm. The second is a legal term describing wrongdoing …
33misfeasance — mis·fea·sance /mis fēz əns/ n [Anglo French misfesance, from Middle French mesfaire to do wrong, from mes wrongly + faire to make, do, from Latin facere]: the performance of a lawful action in an illegal or improper manner; specif: the… …
34Misfeasance — Tort law Part of the …
35Abuse — This article is about the mistreatment of people or systems. For other uses, see Abuse (disambiguation). Mistreat redirects here. For other uses, see Mistreat (disambiguation). Contents 1 Types and contexts of abuse 1.1 …
36Humphrey's Executor v. United States — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Humphrey s Executor v. United States ArgueDate=May 1 ArgueYear=1935 DecideDate=May 27 DecideYear=1935 FullName=Rathbun, Executor, v. United States USVol=295 USPage=602 Citation=295 U.S. 602; 55 S. Ct. 869; 79 L. Ed. 1611;… …
37nonfeasance — non·fea·sance /ˌnän fēz əns/ n [non + obsolete English feasance doing, execution, from Anglo French fesance, from Old French faisance act, from fais , stem of faire to do, from Latin facere]: the failure or omission to do something that should be …
38misfeasance — mis‧fea‧sance [ˌmɪsˈfiːzns] noun [uncountable] LAW when someone accidentally makes a mistake when doing something: • misfeasance in relation to the transfer of the assets compare malfeasance, nonfeasance * * * misfeasance UK …
39nonfeasance — non‧fea‧sance [nɒnˈfiːzns ǁ nɑːn ] noun [uncountable] LAW when someone does not do what they have to do by law compare malfeasance, misfeasance * * * nonfeasance UK US /ˌnɒnˈfiːzəns/ noun [U] LAW ► …
40nonfeasance — /nonfiyzans/ Nonperformance of some act which person is obligated or has responsibility to perform; omission to perform a required duty at all; or, total neglect of duty. Desmarais v. Wachusett Regional School Dist., 360 Mass. 591, 276 N.E.2d 691 …
