nonperformance

• Substantivo que designa a incapacidade de agir com a diligência que uma pessoa razoável teria em circunstâncias semelhantes; também se refere ao descumprimento de uma obrigação, dever ou contrato.

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

incontável

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.

   Inadimplemento

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbreachdefaultderelictionfailureneglectnonobservance

   Antônimoscompliancefulfillmentperformance