inobservance
Americannoun
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lack of attention; inattention; heedlessness.
drowsy inobservance.
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failure to observe a custom, rule, law, or the like; nonobservance.
inobservance of the Sabbath.
noun
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heedlessness
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lack of compliance with or adherence to a law, religious duty, etc
Other Word Forms
- inobservant adjective
- inobservantly adverb
Etymology
Origin of inobservance
From the Latin word inobservantia, dating back to 1605–15. See in- 3, observance
Example Sentences
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Hitherto, it was the custom to adduce worthy men as examples of perfection; now, alas! they are brought forward to justify relaxation and inobservance ....
From Saint Bonaventure The Seraphic Doctor Minister-General of the Franciscan Order by Costelloe, Laurence
As early as 1230 he was taxed by the legate with inobservance of the conditions of the peace, and was forced to promise amendment of his ways.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles
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