nonrecognition

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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

Examples of nonrecognition in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In February this year, an Iranian judoka, Saeid Mollaei, who had been forbidden to compete against Israelis as per Iran’s policy of nonrecognition of Israel, visited Israel in defiance of authorities in Tehran. — Cnaan Liphshiz, sun-sentinel.com, 20 July 2021

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