The phrase "action or omission" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in legal or formal contexts to refer to either a specific act taken or a failure to act.
Example: "The defendant's liability may arise from either an action or omission that caused harm to the plaintiff."
Alternatives: "act or failure to act" or "deed or neglect".
The report criticized Mr. Lepore and Mr. Paladino, accusing them of "negligent conduct" and of "contributing to the accident by action or omission".
No member of the Commission shall be responsible, except to the Government appointing him, for any action or omission as such member.
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require dismissal of a cause of action against an entity that, in the course of complying with an order for emergency measures issued under subsection (b)(1) by taking an action or omission for which they would be liable but for paragraph (1) or (2), takes such action or omission in a grossly negligent manner.
"For the occasions past and present, when sons and daughters of the Catholic Church have sinned by action or omission against their Orthodox brothers and sisters, may the Lord grant us the forgiveness we beg of him," the pope said.
At school, he memorized the Baltimore catechism (which included such instruction as "What is actual sin? Actual sin is any willful thought, desire, word, action, or omission contrary to the law of God").
"We continue to believe that it is a failure involving many contributory factors and that any action or omission on the part of the driver was only one such factor".
Intentional torts are wrongs that the defendant knew or should have known would result through his or her actions or omissions.
At best, some pressure may be exerted on the directors through the corporate shareholders to remove agents of the corporation whose actions or omissions led to the particular conduct being punished.
From this standpoint, contributors to this book address how states' actions or omissions may affect the prospects of individuals in foreign states and asks important questions: To what extent do agricultural policies of rich countries influence the right to food in poorer countries?
Persons have to take responsibility for their individual actions and for circumstances they could change through such actions or omissions.
Now that our basic human capabilities are slowly becoming matters of deliberate choice rather than the random results of the genetic lottery, we suddenly become morally responsible for possible actions or omissions available to us.
