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nonapplication

nonapplication noun: the failure to apply an existing law, rule, regulation etc.

Noun

nonapplication (plural nonapplications)

  1. The failure to apply an existing law, rule, regulation etc.

Forms of nonapplication

pluralnonapplications

Origin of nonapplication

From non- + application.

Questions about nonapplication

What does nonapplication mean?
Nonapplication means the failure to apply an existing law, rule, regulation etc.
What part of speech is nonapplication?
Nonapplication is a noun.
What is the plural of nonapplication?
The plural of nonapplication is nonapplications.

Words near nonapplication in the dictionary

  1. nonapples
  2. nonapplicability
  3. nonapplicable
  4. nonapplicant
  5. nonapplicants
  6. nonapplication
  7. nonapplications
  8. nonapplied
  9. nonapplying
  10. nonappointed
  11. nonappointment

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