inobservance

[ in-uhb-zur-vuhns ]

/ ˌɪn əbˈzɜr vəns /

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noun

lack of attention; inattention; heedlessness: drowsy inobservance.

failure to observe a custom, rule, law, or the like; nonobservance: inobservance of the Sabbath.

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Origin of inobservance

From the Latin word inobservantia, dating back to 1605–15. See in-³, observance

OTHER WORDS FROM inobservance

in·ob·serv·ant, adjectivein·ob·serv·ant·ly, adverb

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How to use inobservance in a sentence

This is a guy who has his son-in-law clean his eyeglasses, for crying out loud.
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Her travel clique has been known to arrive at an airport, bags packed, passport-in-hand, within hours of spotting a deal.
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Earl Spencer adds, “Effectively, my great-grandfather sold his children to his father-in-law.”
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The lack of a gun is not likely to be a major problem for close-in air-to-air dogfights against other jets.
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But those weapons are of limited utility, especially during close-in fights.
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Such throats are trying, are they not?In case one catches cold; Ah, yes!
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The commander-in-chief still kept him attached to the headquarter staff, and constantly employed him on special service.
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So far Murat had always held subordinate commands; his great ambition was to become the commander-in-chief of an independent army.
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Their jurisdictions overlapped and the Gascon would play second fiddle to no one save to his great brother-in-law.
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But the novel disappeared under the clothes with amazing celerity as the voice of her sister-in-law demanded admission.
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British Dictionary definitions for inobservance

inobservance

/ (ˌɪnəbˈzɜːvəns) /

noun

heedlessness

lack of compliance with or adherence to a law, religious duty, etc

Derived forms of inobservance

inobservant, adjectiveinobservantly, adverb

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