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

The meal, for the third time running, was laid in Cai's parlour, Mrs Bowldler having delicately elected to ignore the upset caused by the parrot and to treat yesterday as a dies non.

From Hocken and Hunken by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

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 Bacon, Francis

It was not till 534 A.D. that Christmas Day and Epiphany were reckoned by the law-courts as dies non.

From Pagan and Christian creeds: their origin and meaning by Carpenter, Edward

Sunday's what they call a dies non; you're a lady of education, so you know what that means.

From Miss Arnott's Marriage by Marsh, Richard

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

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