nonpayment
[non-pey-muh nt]
- failure or neglect to pay: His property was confiscated for nonpayment of taxes.
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Origin of nonpayment
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Contemporary Examples
Local officials are already calling for Pennsylvania to examine its laws, which allow imprisonment for nonpayment of fines.
They refused rent checks, then accused renters of nonpayment.
That, in turn, could lead to nonpayment of salaries and pensions, driving the country closer to a social meltdown.
Historical Examples
Two circumstances are particularly objected to us; the nonpayment of our debts, and the want of energy in our government.
On the nonpayment of our debts to foreign nations he was particularly strong.
The Life of John Marshall (Volume 1 of 4)Albert J. Beveridge
If he has not, it is possible that my letters to him may still arrive in season to prevent the protests for nonpayment.
If you reduce us to bankruptcy here, by a nonpayment of your drafts, consider the consequences.
The bombardment of unfortified and undefended towns and places for the nonpayment of ransom is forbidden.
International LawGeorge Grafton Wilson and George Fox Tucker
nonpayment
- the act or state of not paying
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