nonobservance
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of nonobservance
First recorded in 1735–45; non- + observance
Example Sentences
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The IMF said the Executive Board also granted a waiver of nonobservance of a performance criterion on the stock of net international reserves of the Bank of Uganda.
From Reuters • Jan. 17, 2023
The good news is that they have a memo entirely excusing your nonobservance of the statutory notification requirements for transferring the Guantánamo Five to Qatar.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2014
During the War, air law was mostly honored by nonobservance, and civilians in Europe suffered from air raids and bombardments, law or no law.
From Time Magazine Archive
The stamp of publicity had of course been fully given by her confinement and departure, and the change itself was now ushered in by our nonobservance of the regular custom of the schoolroom.
From The Turn of the Screw by James, Henry
Indeed, that had been the very theory on which the nonobservance of Christmas had been based: the day was to be treated like any other day.
From Christmas A Story by Solon, Leon V. (Leon Victor)
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