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Omission

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003539

A failure to act when there is a legal duty to do so. In criminal law, an omission can be a basis for liability if a specific statute or common law principle imposes a duty to act. For instance, a parent's failure to provide food for a child can constitute an omission leading to neglect charges.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003539
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003539",
  "term": "Omission",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A failure to act when there is a legal duty to do so. In criminal law, an omission can be a basis for liability if a specific statute or common law principle imposes a duty to act. For instance, a parent's failure to provide food for a child can constitute an omission leading to neglect charges.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/omission/"
}

Record 3,532 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.