Meanings
nounnonapplication (plural nonapplications)
plural nonapplications
- lawThe failure to apply an existing law, rule, regulation etc.
Origin
- Englishnon-
- Latinapplicātiō
- Old Frenchaplicacion
- Middle Englishapplicacioun
- Englishapplication
- Englishnonapplication
From non- + application.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian disapplicazione
- disapplicazionefailure to apply an existing rule
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