<P> An omission is a failure to act , which generally attracts different legal consequences from positive conduct . In the criminal law , an omission will constitute an actus reus and give rise to liability only when the law imposes a duty to act and the defendant is in breach of that duty . In tort law , similarly , liability will be imposed for an omission only exceptionally , when it can be established that the defendant was under a duty to act . </P>
<P> An omission is a failure to act , which generally attracts different legal consequences from positive conduct . In the criminal law , an omission will constitute an actus reus and give rise to liability only when the law imposes a duty to act and the defendant is in breach of that duty . In tort law , similarly , liability will be imposed for an omission only exceptionally , when it can be established that the defendant was under a duty to act . </P>
when does an omission count as an act
when does an omission count as an act
law imposes a duty to act
law imposes a duty to act