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nontenure

nontenure noun: a defendant's plea that he/she did not hold the land, as affirmed.

Noun

nontenure (uncountable)

  1. A defendant's plea that he/she did not hold the land, as affirmed.

Origin of nontenure

From non- + tenure.

Questions about nontenure

What does nontenure mean?
Nontenure means a defendant's plea that he/she did not hold the land, as affirmed.
What part of speech is nontenure?
Nontenure is a noun.

Words near nontenure in the dictionary

  1. nontennis
  2. nontensile
  3. nontensioned
  4. nontensorial
  5. nontent
  6. nontenure
  7. nontenured
  8. nontenurial
  9. nonteratogenic
  10. nonteratoid
  11. nonteratomatous

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