Definition of Omission
Omission
om·is·sion


Definition/Meaning
(noun)
The act of leaving out or failing to include something.

e.g. The omission of key details made the report incomplete.

(noun)
the action of excluding or neglecting (omitting) something/someone or leaving it/them out, or the state of being thus left out;

e.g. His omission of that detail from his account changed the meaning of the whole incident.

(noun)
an act of neglect often caused by a lack of concern or interest, an instance of failing to do something that one was obliged to do;

e.g. Due to their omission, the door was left open unlocked overnight and the building was robbed.



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