nonobservance

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noun

The failure to observe a custom, or to conform with a law.

Opposite
observance
OriginMiddle English non-observaunce →
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Meanings

nounnonobservance (plural nonobservances)

plural nonobservances

  1. The failure to observe a custom, or to conform with a law.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna lack of conformity with law or custom or practice etc.

Opposite
observance
Broader
nonconformitynonconformance

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishnon-observaunce
  2. Englishnonobservance

From Middle English non-observaunce, nonn observance, equivalent to non- (“no”, adjective) + observance.

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Translations

Bulgarian неспазване, несъблюдаване
  • неспазване (nespazvane)failure to observe
  • несъблюдаване (nesăbljudavane)failure to observe
German Nichtbeachtung, Ignoranz
  • Nichtbeachtungfailure to observe
  • Ignoranzfailure to observe
Italian inosservanza
  • inosservanzafailure to observe
Cite this entry
APA

nonobservance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonobservance

MLA

“nonobservance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonobservance. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonobservance,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonobservance.

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