What is BREACH OF DUTY? Definition of BREACH OF DUTY in Black's Law Dictionary
In a general sense, any violation or omission of a legal or moral duty. More particularly, the neglect or failure to fulfill in a just and proper manner the duties of an office or fiduciary employment. Every violation by a trustee of a duty which equity lays upon him, whether willful and fraudulent, or done through negligence or arising through mere oversight or forgetfulness, is a breach of duty. Hivick v. Hemme, 118 Okl. 167, 247 P. 692, 693.
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