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nonobservance

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non·ob·ser·vance  (nnb-zûrvns)
n.
Failure or refusal to observe, as a religious custom or holiday.
nonob·servant adj.
nonob·servant·ly adv.
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Noun1.nonobservance - a lack of conformity with law or custom or practice etc.
nonconformance, nonconformity - failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior
honoring, observance - conformity with law or custom or practice etc.
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The historians tell us with naive assurance that its causes were the wrongs inflicted on the Duke of Oldenburg, the nonobservance of the Continental System, the ambition of Napoleon, the firmness of Alexander, the mistakes of the diplomatists, and so on.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
The stamp of publicity had of course been fully given by her confinement and departure, and the change itself was now ushered in by our nonobservance of the regular custom of the schoolroom.
Turn Of The Screw by James, Henry View in context
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