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Nonfeasance is the total failure or omission of an employee of a government agency to do his job.  More generally, nonfeasance is the failure of an agent to perform a duty required by his principal.

Nonfeasance is the total failure or omission of an employee of a government agency to do his job.  More generally, nonfeasance is the failure of an agent to perform a duty required by his principal.

Nonfeasance is different from [[misfeasance]] (performing a lawful task improperly) and [[malfeasance]] (doing something illegal or wrongful).

Nonfeasance is different from [[misfeasance]] (performing a lawful task improperly), [[malfeasance]] (doing something illegal or wrongful), and [[hypofaesance]], failing to perform a task to the utmost of one's ability.