nonappearance

American  

[non-uh-peer-uhns] / ˌnɒn əˈpɪər əns /

noun

1. failure to appear, as in a court.

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nonappearance British  

/ ˌnɒnəˈpɪərəns /

noun

1. failure to appear or attend, esp as a defendant or witness in court

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Etymology

Origin of nonappearance

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at non-, appearance

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

nonappearance

But in his decision Friday, Settle found that “defendant poses a serious risk of nonappearance … and that no condition or combination of conditions can reasonably assure the defendant’s appearance as required.”

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 25, 2021

“There would be nothing ‘fair’ in dismissing a case for the nonappearance of a victim when the victim did not receive the advance notice of the trial date to which he was legally entitled.”

From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 2021

But what really underlined the sharp elbow of a nonappearance was that Glover did appear as part of the Grammys telecast, after all — starring in a cellphone commercial that aired more than once.

From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2019

And now he has released “Sorry,” which was viewed approximately twenty million times in its first forty-eight hours, despite—or perhaps because of—his nonappearance.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 28, 2015

He is the embodiment of that "missing link" whose nonappearance had hitherto given so much comfort to the sceptical.

From A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) Aspects Of Recent Science by Henry Smith Williams

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