nonrecognition

noun non·rec·og·ni·tion \ ˌnän-ˌre-kig-ˈni-shən , -kəg- \

Definition of nonrecognition

: absence of recognition : failure or refusal to recognize something

nonrecognition of foreign judicial decisions

First Known Use of nonrecognition

1838

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