nonpayment
noun
non·pay·ment
ˌnän-ˈpā-mənt 
: neglect or failure to pay
nonpayment of a debt
was evicted for nonpayment of rent
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Tony Saxon, who also worked as Ye’s security guard and caretaker at the Malibu property, sued the rapper in Los Angeles Superior Court in September 2023, claiming a slate of labor violations, nonpayment of services and disability discrimination.
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Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors also said Schaumburg police had responded in 2023 to a different hotel to escort Bagley and Taylor from a room for nonpayment.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
The department, which said nonpayment rates can be an early indication that a school’s default rates is likely to increase, found 1,800 schools have nonrepayment rates at or above 25 percent.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 21 Feb. 2026
Once nonpayment is proven, a foreclosure sale follows.
—Michael P. Mayoral, Sun Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026
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Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors also said Schaumburg police had responded in 2023 to a different hotel to escort Bagley and Taylor from a room for nonpayment.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
The department, which said nonpayment rates can be an early indication that a school’s default rates is likely to increase, found 1,800 schools have nonrepayment rates at or above 25 percent.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 21 Feb. 2026
Once nonpayment is proven, a foreclosure sale follows.
—Michael P. Mayoral, Sun Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Nonpayment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonpayment. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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