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noun
A failure to appear, especially at a legal trial.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
failure to appear (especially as at court)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: nonattendance
History
From Middle English noon apparans, noon apparaunce, noun apperaunce; equivalent to non- + appearance.
