nonperformance
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non·per·form·ing
(nŏn′pər-fôr′mĭng)adj.
1. Performing poorly or unsatisfactorily: nonperforming schools.
2. Failing to produce income: a bank with many nonperforming loans.
non′per·for′mance n.
non′per·form′er n.
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nonperformance
(ˌnɒnpəˈfɔːməns)n
(Law) law failure to perform a task in a reasonable manner
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Noun | 1. | nonperformance - failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances 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 |
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