nonperformance

• Sustantivo que designa el hecho de no llevar a cabo o no cumplir con una obligación, deber, promesa o contrato; también la falta de ejecución de una actuación o cometido requerido.

A noun referring to the failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances.

incontable

1. Failure to fulfill an obligationC1formallegal

   The failure to act with the care and caution that a sensible person would show in a similar situation.

   Incumplimiento de una obligación

   • The company was sued for nonperformance of its contractual duties.
   • Nonperformance of the required safety checks led to the accident.
   • The court ruled that his nonperformance constituted negligence.

   Sinónimosbreachdefaultderelictionfailureneglectnonobservance

   Antónimoscompliancefulfillmentperformance