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omissivo

by omission

adjective oh-mees-SEE-voh Rare
People & Society Law

Also means

omissive

Usage Note

Omissivo is the legal counterpart of commissivo: a reato omissivo ('crime of omission') is committed by failing to act when legally required to do so. The feminine is omissiva, plurals omissivi / omissive. Exclusively legal in register; compare omissione ('omission') and omettere ('to omit').

Examples

"Il reato omissivo punisce chi non agisce quando deve."

Natural Translation

A crime of omission punishes those who fail to act when required.

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