Law. Delay in asserting a right, claiming a privilege, or making an application for remedy, such as to bar its being granted. Also (in early use)…
Reprehensible or culpable heedlessness or negligence.
The culpable failure to perform some act. Cf. malfeasance, n. 1, misfeasance, n. 1.
Law. Not doing what a reasonable person would do, or doing what a reasonable person would not do; failure to carry out a legally imposed duty of…
Neglect resulting in damage; negligence.