nonratification

8.6

The failure to officially approve an agreement or treaty

noun
/ˌnɒnˌrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Formal

: no ratificación

The nonratification of the treaty led to renewed tensions between the two countries.

Examples

Following the nonratification of the agreement, both parties had to renegotiate the terms.
The Senate's nonratification of the PACT of 1991 caused the U.S. government to cancel the annual $200 million military assistance it provided to the AFP, which was approximately 67% of the Philippine military's acquisition and operational budget for 1992.

Academic text (1999)
The nonratification by several states hindered the overall progress of environmental initiatives.

Synonyms

nonsubscription

vsnonratification

8.1

Not signing an official statement like a creed

is about withholding formal approval or confirmation for agreements and treaties

nonacceptance

vsnonratification

6.5

Refusal to accept an offer, invitation, or idea

is a formal withholding of approval rather than an outright refusal

nonadoption

vsnonratification

7.6

The state of not accepting a new idea or rule

is about refusing formal approval rather than stopping practical implementation

unacceptance

vsnonratification

7.5

A feeling of not being welcomed or not agreeing

is a deliberate formal refusal rather than a vague state or condition

Antonyms

ratification

Formal

23 7.0

Official approval of an agreement, usually by a vote

How Ratified

ratification

Formal

23 7.0

nonratification

Formal

8.6

Surface Forms

nonratification singular

nonratifications plural

Morphology

nonratification = ratification (transparent) = non + ratify + ation

The productive negative prefix 'non-' directly negates the noun 'ratification', yielding 'the act of not ratifying'.

Etymology

The word nonratification is made of non- meaning 'not' and ratification (from ratify, 'to make official or confirm'). So nonratification is the act of 'not approving or confirming something'.