1. A legal crime consisting of the failure to provide or call for help to a person in danger or distress, when one is able to do so
The driver was charged with omissão de socorro after leaving the accident scene without calling for medical help.
O motorista foi acusado de omissão de socorro após deixar o local do acidente sem chamar ajuda médica.
2. The criminal offense of not providing assistance to someone in need or not summoning emergency services
Under Portuguese law, omissão de socorro is a serious criminal offense.
Sob a lei portuguesa, a omissão de socorro é um crime grave.