omission to perform

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• omission — omis·sion /ō mi shən/ n 1: something neglected, left out, or left undone 2: the act, fact, or state of leaving something out or failing to do something esp. that is required by duty, procedure, or law liable for a criminal act or omission Merriam …   Law dictionary

• Omission — • The failure to do something one can and ought to do Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Omission     Omission     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Omission (criminal law) — In the criminal law, an omission, or failure to act, will constitute an actus reus (Latin for guilty act ) and give rise to liability only when the law imposes a duty to act and the defendant is in breach of that duty. Contents 1 Discussion 1.1… …   Wikipedia

• Omission (criminal) — In the criminal law, an omission, or failure to act, will constitute an actus reus (Latin for guilty act ) and give rise to liability only when the law imposes a duty to act and the defendant is in breach of that duty.DiscussionIn the criminal… …   Wikipedia

• perform — To perform an obligation or contract is to execute, fulfill, or accomplish it according to its terms. This may consist either in action on the part of the person bound by the contract or in omission to act, according to the nature of the subject… …   Black's law dictionary

• omission — noun a) The act of omitting. b) The act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do …   Wiktionary

• omission — The neglect to perform what the law requires. The intentional or unintentional failure to act which may or may not impose criminal liability depending upon the existence, vel non, of a duty to act under the circumstances. See also neglect …   Black's law dictionary

• wanton omission — The omission to perform an act, with knowledge that such omission is likely to result in injury to another. 52 Am J1st Torts § 23 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• failure to perform — index nonperformance, omission Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• neglect to perform — index omission Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• crime of omission — An offense in the form of failor to perform a required act, rather than the doing of a prohibited act. 21 Am J2d Crim 1, § 6 …   Ballentine's law dictionary