dies non

American  

[dahy-eez non, dee-eys nohn] / ˈdaɪ iz ˈnɒn, ˈdi eɪs ˈnoʊn /

noun

Law.

1. a day on which no courts can be held.

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dies non British  

/ ˈdaɪiːz nɒn /

noun

1. Also called: dies non juridicus.  law a day on which no legal business may be transacted Compare juridical days

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Etymology

Origin of dies non

1600–10; short for Latin diēs nōn jūridicus a day not juridical (for legal business)

Example Sentences

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dies non

Christmas Day unfortunately came on a Monday, and it was known to the de Courcy world that Saturday was almost a dies non at the General Committee Office.

From The Small House at Allington by Anthony Trollope

To-morrow is a dies non as far as I'm concerned.

From Acton's Feud A Public School Story by Frederick Swainson

"If I were disposed to regard the time of illness as so many dies non, would he be in a position to find my sister by the end of the week?"

From The Sixth Sense A Novel by Stephen McKenna

Would I be so kind as to regard this as a dies non in the rota of our pleasant gatherings?

From The Mountebank by William John Locke

For of other affections, there is occasion given, but now and then; and therefore it was well said, Invidia festos dies non agit: for it is ever working upon some or other.

From The Essays of Francis Bacon by Francis Bacon