noun
Meaning 1
The failure to observe a custom, or to conform with a law.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
nonobservance
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noun
Meaning 2
a lack of conformity with law or custom or practice etc.
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: observance
Broader terms: nonconformity, nonconformance
History
Etymology
From Middle English non-observaunce, nonn observance, equivalent to non- (“no”, adjective) + observance.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: неспазване (nespazvane) — failure to observe
- Bulgarian: несъблюдаване (nesǎbljudavane) — failure to observe
- German: Nichtbeachtung — failure to observe
- German: Ignoranz — failure to observe
- Italian: inosservanza — failure to observe