We found 3 definitions of nonperformances from 2 different sources.
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nonperformance - failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances | ||
negligence, carelessness, neglect | ||
nonaccomplishment, nonachievement an act that does not achieve its intended goal | ||
dereliction willful negligence | ||
comparative negligence (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff | ||
concurrent negligence (law) negligence of two of more persons acting independently; the plaintiff may sue both together or separately | ||
contributory negligence (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence; "in common law any degree of contributory negligence would bar the plaintiff from collecting damages" | ||
criminal negligence, culpable negligence (law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences) | ||
neglect of duty (law) breach of a duty |