nonintent

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noun

Lack of intent.

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Meanings

nounnonintent (uncountable)
  1. uncountableLack of intent.

    Significantly, Justice Brennan himself has even written that a statute "that simply outlawed any public burning or mutilation of the flag, regardless of the expressive intent or nonintent of the actor," would be "invalid for the reasons stated in . . . Spence."

    1989, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary, Hearings on Measures to Protect the Physical Integrity of the American Flag, page 81

Origin

From non- + intent.

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APA

nonintent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonintent

MLA

“nonintent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonintent. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonintent,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonintent.

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