Main Entry: non se·qui·tur

Pronunciation: \ˈnän-ˈse-kwə-tər also -ˌtu̇r\

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin, it does not follow

Date: 1540

1 : an inference that does not follow from the premises; specifically : a fallacy resulting from a simple conversion of a universal affirmative proposition or from the transposition of a condition and its consequent
2 : a statement (as a response) that does not follow logically from or is not clearly related to anything previously said