nonapplication

nonapplication

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English non-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Proto-Indo-European *pel-
Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ-der.
Latin plicō
Latin applicō
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin applicātiōbor.
Old French aplicacionbor.
Middle English applicacioun
English application
English nonapplication

    From non- + application.

    Noun

    nonapplication (plural nonapplications)

    1. (law) The failure to apply an existing law, rule, regulation etc.

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