Definition of omission

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Omission (n.) The act of omitting; neglect or failure to do something required by propriety or duty.

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Failance :: Failance (n.) Fault; failure; omission.
Apostrophe :: Apostrophe (n.) The mark ['] used to denote that a word is contracted (as in ne'er for never, can't for can not), and as a sign of the possessive, singular and plural; as, a boy's hat, boys' hats. In the latter use it originally marked the omission of the letter e..
Sin :: Sin (n.) Transgression of the law of God; disobedience of the divine command; any violation of God's will, either in purpose or conduct; moral deficiency in the character; iniquity; as, sins of omission and sins of commission..
Abbreviation :: Abbreviation (n.) The form to which a word or phrase is reduced by contraction and omission; a letter or letters, standing for a word or phrase of which they are a part; as, Gen. for Genesis; U.S.A. for United States of America..
Nonclaim :: Nonclaim (n.) A failure to make claim within the time limited by law; omission of claim.
In :: In (adv.) Not out; within; inside. In, the preposition, becomes an adverb by omission of its object, leaving it as the representative of an adverbial phrase, the context indicating what the omitted object is; as, he takes in the situation (i. e., he comprehends it in his mind); the Republicans were in (i. e., in office); in at one ear and out at the other (i. e., in or into the head); his side was in (i. e., in the turn at the bat); he came in (i. e., into the house)..
Forgetfulness :: Forgetfulness (n.) Failure to bear in mind; careless omission; inattention; as, forgetfulness of duty..
Negligence :: Negligence (n.) The omission of the care usual under the circumstances, being convertible with the Roman culpa. A specialist is bound to higher skill and diligence in his specialty than one who is not a specialist, and liability for negligence varies acordingly..
Break :: Break (v. t.) An interruption in continuity in writing or printing, as where there is an omission, an unfilled line, etc..
Miss :: Miss (v. t.) To discover the absence or omission of; to feel the want of; to mourn the loss of; to want.
Suppressive :: Suppression (n.) Omission; as, the suppression of a word..
Intromission :: Intromission (n.) The act of letting go in; admission.
Abbreviate :: Abbreviate (v. t.) To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken..
Disregard :: Disregard (n.) The act of disregarding, or the state of being disregarded; intentional neglect; omission of notice; want of attention; slight..
Surcharge :: Surcharge (v. t.) To show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given.
Out :: Out (n.) A word or words omitted by the compositor in setting up copy; an omission.
Stetted :: Stet (subj. 3d pers. sing.) Let it stand; -- a word used by proof readers to signify that something once erased, or marked for omission, is to remain..
Delinquency :: Delinquency (n.) Failure or omission of duty; a fault; a misdeed; an offense; a misdemeanor; a crime.
Contraction :: Contraction (n.) The shortening of a word, or of two words, by the omission of a letter or letters, or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one; as, ne'er for never; can't for can not; don't for do not; it's for it is..
Non-feasance :: Non-feasance (n.) An omission or neglect to do something, esp. that which ought to have been done. Cf. Malfeasance..
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