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nonsurrender

nonsurrender noun: lack of surrender; failure or refusal to surrender something.

Noun

nonsurrender (uncountable)

  1. (attributive) Lack of surrender; failure or refusal to surrender something.
    • a bilateral nonsurrender agreement
    • Were the nonsurrender of the certificate set up by the company in a common-law action brought by Kratzch, it is possible the court might be compelled to hold that he had failed to establish his title; […]1911, Reports of Cases at Law and in Equity Determined by the Supreme Court of the State of Iowa, page 682

Origin of nonsurrender

From non- + surrender.

Questions about nonsurrender

What does nonsurrender mean?
Nonsurrender means lack of surrender; failure or refusal to surrender something.
What part of speech is nonsurrender?
Nonsurrender is a noun.

Words near nonsurrender in the dictionary

  1. nonsurplus
  2. nonsurprise
  3. nonsurprises
  4. nonsurrealist
  5. nonsurrealists
  6. nonsurrender
  7. nonsurvey
  8. nonsurveyed
  9. nonsurvivability
  10. nonsurvivable
  11. nonsurvival

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