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nonrepair

nonrepair noun: absence of repair; failure to repair something.

Noun

nonrepair (uncountable)

  1. Absence of repair; failure to repair something.
    • Stipulations between a landlord and tenant, determining which shall bear a loss arising from nonrepair or misrepair of the tenement, and which shall be immune, are not matters of public concern.1937, David Stewart Edgar, Cases on the Law of Torts, page 652
    Synonyms:
    nonreparation

Synonyms of nonrepair

Origin of nonrepair

From non- + repair.

Questions about nonrepair

What does nonrepair mean?
Nonrepair means absence of repair; failure to repair something.
What part of speech is nonrepair?
Nonrepair is a noun.

Words near nonrepair in the dictionary

  1. nonrenovated
  2. nonrentable
  3. nonrental
  4. nonrenunciation
  5. nonrepaid
  6. nonrepair
  7. nonrepairable
  8. nonrepaired
  9. nonreparation
  10. nonrepatriable
  11. nonrepayable

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