nonobservance

noun

non·​ob·​ser·​vance ˌnän-əb-ˈzər-vən(t)s 

: lack of observance : failure to observe something (such as a law or custom)

supports the state's nonobservance of daylight savings time

nonobservance of safety regulations

Examples of nonobservance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Supreme Court’s landmark decision in that case recognized the continued existence of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s reservation in Oklahoma after roughly a century of nonobservance by state and federal officials. —Matt Ford, The New Republic, 24 May 2021

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nonobservance

• observance