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nonassertion

nonassertion noun: the quality of not being assertive.

Noun

nonassertion (uncountable)

  1. The quality of not being assertive.
  2. The situation where one party holds intellectual property rights against another party, but does not enforce them.
    • a nonassertion covenant

Origin of nonassertion

From non- + assertion.

Questions about nonassertion

What does nonassertion mean?
Nonassertion means the quality of not being assertive.
What part of speech is nonassertion?
Nonassertion is a noun.

Words near nonassertion in the dictionary

  1. nonassemblage
  2. nonassent
  3. nonassented
  4. nonassenting
  5. nonasserted
  6. nonassertion
  7. nonassertive
  8. nonassertively
  9. nonassertiveness
  10. nonassessable
  11. nonassessed

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