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nonact

nonact noun: that which is not an act or deed.

Noun

nonact (plural nonacts)

  1. That which is not an act or deed.
    • No state of mind or passage of time can perform the alchemy needed to convert nonacts into acts.2011, John Deigh, David Dolinko, The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Criminal Law, page 112

Forms of nonact

pluralnonacts

Origin of nonact

From non- + act.

Questions about nonact

What does nonact mean?
Nonact means that which is not an act or deed.
What part of speech is nonact?
Nonact is a noun.
What is the plural of nonact?
The plural of nonact is nonacts.

Words near nonact in the dictionary

  1. nonacrophobic
  2. nonacrophonic
  3. nonacrosomal
  4. nonacrostic
  5. nonacrylic
  6. nonact
  7. nonactable
  8. nonactic
  9. nonactic acid
  10. nonactic acids
  11. nonactin

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