nonobservation
- noun
- /ˌnɒnˈɒbzərˌveɪʃən/
- Formal
- The company was fined for nonobservation of safety regulations.
Examples
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His nonobservation of the agreement resulted in legal action against him.
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Repeated nonobservation of the dress code led to stricter enforcement at the school.
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The nonobservation of safety protocols led to the accident.
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He faced penalties due to his nonobservation of the guidelines.
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The company was fined for nonobservation of safety regulations.
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His nonobservation of the agreement resulted in legal action against him.
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Repeated nonobservation of the dress code led to stricter enforcement at the school.
Synonyms
525
4.1
Breaking a law, rule, agreement, or someone's rights
53
4.2
Refusing to obey rules or people in charge
23
5.6
An action that breaks a rule or expected process
6
7.7
Failure to follow a rule, order, or request
4
8.9
An action that breaks a law or rule
2
7.7
Not following accepted social and religious rules
1
6.9
Failure to do something you must do, for example an agreed duty
1
9.9
Not doing something you must do by law or duty that hurts people
1
8.6
Not following a rule, instruction, or prescribed medicine
1
9.3
A way of behaving that does not follow accepted customs or usual standards
1
8.5
Not following a law, rule, or custom
1
8.1
Failure to follow accepted rules, standards, or requirements
Antonyms
How Compliant
8
4.7
151
5.0
- Formal
6
7.7
- Formal
15
4.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
nonobservation = observation (transparent) = non + observation
Formed by the productive negative prefix 'non-' added to the noun 'observation', meaning 'not observation' or failure to observe.
Etymology
The word nonobservation comes from non- meaning 'not' and observation, from observe, meaning 'to watch' or 'to follow a rule', so in law or policy it means 'not following' or 'not obeying' a rule. That is why it is used for failing to meet a law or requirement.