- nonappearance
- The failure of a defendant to enter an appearance in an action. The failure of a party or witness to appear in response to notice, process, or subpoena.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
nonappearance
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nonappearance — non·ap·pear·ance /ˌnän ə pir əns/ n: failure to appear in court to prosecute or defend Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. nonappearance … Law dictionary
Nonappearance — Non ap*pear ance, n. Default of appearance, as in court, to prosecute or defend; failure to appear. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nonappearance — [nän΄ə pir′əns] n. a failure to appear, esp. in court … English World dictionary
nonappearance — /non euh pear euhns/, n. failure to appear, as in a court. [1425 75; late ME; see NON , APPEARANCE] * * * … Universalium
nonappearance — noun A failure to appear, especially in a trial … Wiktionary
nonappearance — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. avoidance, truancy, failure to appear; see absence 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Law. Failure to be present: absence, nonattendance. See ABSENCE … English dictionary for students
nonappearance — non|ap|pear|ance [ ,nanə pırəns ] noun uncount failure to go to court when you should be there a. failure to go to court when you have been ordered to be there … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nonappearance — nÉ‘nÉ™ pɪrÉ™ns / nÉ’nÉ™ pɪər n. lack of appearance … English contemporary dictionary
nonappearance — n absence, absentation, Inf. failure to show, Inf. no show, Law. default; nonattendance, truancy, truantry, cut, hooky … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
nonappearance — non·appearance … English syllables
nonappearance — non•ap•pear•ance [[t]ˌnɒn əˈpɪər əns[/t]] n. failure to appear • Etymology: 1425–75 … From formal English to slang
