non : Idioms & Phrases

Di"es non"

Etymology

L. dies non juridicus.

Definitions

1. (Law) A day on which courts are not held, as Sunday or any legal holiday.

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Non` as*sump"sit

Etymology

L., he did not undertake.

Definitions

1. (Law) The general plea or denial in an action of assumpsit.

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• adjective satellite not of sound mind, memory, or understanding; in law, not competent to go to trial
  of unsound mind.
  

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Non com"pos, Non com"pos men"tis (Also<

• Non compos.
• Non compos mentis

)

Etymology

L.

Definitions

1. Not of sound mind; not having the regular use of reason; hence, also, as a noun, an idiot; a lunati one devoid of reason, either by nature or from accident.

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Non com"pos, Non com"pos men"tis (Also<

• Non compos.
• Non compos mentis

)

Etymology

L.

Definitions

1. Not of sound mind; not having the regular use of reason; hence, also, as a noun, an idiot; a lunati one devoid of reason, either by nature or from accident.

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Non` est` fac"tum

Etymology

Law L. it is not (his) deed.

Definitions

1. (Law) The plea of the general issue in an action of debt on bond.

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Non` est` in*ven"tus

Etymology

L., he is not found.

Definitions

1. (Law) The return of a sheriff on a writ, when the defendant is not found in his county. Bouvier.

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Non` li"quet

Etymology

L.

Definitions

1. It is not clear; -- a verdict given by a jury when a matter is to be deferred to another day of trial.

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Non` ob*stan"te

Etymology

L.

Definitions

1. Notwithstanding; in opposition to, or in spite of, what has been stated, or is to be stated or admitted.
2. (Law) A clause in old English statutes and letters patent, importing a license from the crown to do a thing notwithstanding any statute to the contrary. This dispensing power was abolished by the Bill of Rights.

   In this very reign [Henry III.] the practice of dispensing with statutes by a non obstante was introduced. Hallam.

   Stephen.

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• noun a judgment entered in favor of the defendant when the plaintiff has not continued his action (e.g., has not appeared in court)
  non pros.
  

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Non" pros.`

Definitions

1. An abbreviation of Non prosequitur.

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• noun a judgment entered in favor of the defendant when the plaintiff has not continued his action (e.g., has not appeared in court)
  non pros.
  

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Non" pro*seq"ui*tur

Etymology

L. he does not prosecute.

Definitions

1. (Law) A judgment entered against the plaintiff in a suit where he does not appear to prosecute. See Nolle prosequi.

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• noun a reply that has no relevance to what preceded it
  
• noun (logic) a conclusion that does not follow from the premises
  

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Non seq"ui*tur

Etymology

L., it does not follow.

Definitions

1. (Logic) An inference which does not follow from the premises.

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• noun (law) an answer of `no contest' by a defendant who does not admit guilt but that subjects him to conviction
  nolo contendere.
  

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Non-

Etymology

L. non, OL. noenu, noenum, fr. neoenum, lit., not one. See None.

Definitions

1. A prefix used in the sense of not; un-; in-; as in nonattention, or non-attention, nonconformity, nonmetallic, nonsuit. ✍ The prefix non- may be joined to the leading word by means of a hyphen, or, in most cases, the hyphen may be dispensed with. The list of words having the prefix non- could easily be lengthened.

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• adjective satellite not aromatic
  

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• adjective satellite operated by hand
  hand-operated.
  

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• adjective satellite tending to sink in a liquid or fall in air
  

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• noun an expense (such as depreciation) that is not paid for in cash
  

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• noun a religious person who is not a Catholic
  

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• noun a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion
  priest.
  

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• adjective not able to conduct heat or electricity or sound
  nonconducting; nonconductive.
  

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• noun (computer science) a file server that can be used simultaneously as a workstation
  

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• noun fairness in treating people without prejudice
  

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Non-e"go noun

Etymology

L., not I.

Definitions

1. (Metaph.) The union of being and relation as distinguished from, and contrasted with, the ego. See Ego.

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• adjective satellite filled by appointment rather than by election
  nonelected; nonelective.
  
  • a nonelective office

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• noun withdrawing from the activities of a group
  nonparticipation; non-engagement.
  

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Non`-E*pis"co*pal adjective

Definitions

1. Not Episcopal; not pertaining to the Episcopal church or system.

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• noun (mathematics) geometry based on axioms different from Euclid's
  
  • non-Euclidean geometries discard or replace one or more of the Euclidean axioms

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Non-fea"sance noun

Etymology

Pref. non- + OF. faisance a doing, fr. faire to do.

Definitions

1. (Law) An omission or neglect to do something, esp. that which ought to have been done. Cf. Malfeasance.

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• adjective of verbs; having neither person nor number nor mood (as a participle or gerund or infinitive)
  infinite.
  
  • infinite verb form

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• noun a plant that does not bear flowers
  

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• noun mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
  NIDDM; ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus; mature-onset diabetes; non-insulin-dependent diabetes; ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus; ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes; adult-onset diabetes; ketosis-resistant diabetes; type II diabetes; maturity-onset diabetes; maturity-onset diabetes mellitus; adult-onset diabetes mellitus.
  

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• noun mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
  NIDDM; ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus; mature-onset diabetes; non-insulin-dependent diabetes; ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus; ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes; adult-onset diabetes; ketosis-resistant diabetes; type II diabetes; maturity-onset diabetes; maturity-onset diabetes mellitus; adult-onset diabetes mellitus.
  

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• adjective not admitting an additive or multiplicative inverse
  

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• noun withdrawing from the activities of a group
  nonparticipation; non-engagement.
  

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• noun a class of synthetic detergents in which the molecules do not ionize in aqueous solutions
  anionic detergent; anionic.
  

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• noun the state of something that has outlived its relevance
  dead letter.
  

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• noun a Christian as contrasted with a Jew
  goy; gentile.
  

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• adjective not endowed with life
  nonliving; inanimate.
  
  • the inorganic world is inanimate
  • inanimate objects

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• noun an economy that is not a market economy
  

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• adjective not based on the meter as a standard of measurement
  

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• adjective (chemistry, physics) incapable of mixing
  immiscible; unmixable.
  

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• adjective satellite cannot be bought or sold
  

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• noun an antiviral drug used against HIV; binds directly to reverse transcriptase and prevents RNA conversion to DNA; often used in combination with other drugs
  NNRTI.
  

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• adjective satellite paying nothing
  
  • non-paying guests
  • non-paying bidders on eBay

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• adjective satellite not producing poison
  nonpoisonous.
  
• adjective satellite safe to eat
  nonpoisonous; nontoxic.
  

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• adjective satellite not commercially motivated
  nonprofit.
  

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• noun the prevention of something increasing or spreading (especially the prevention of an increase in the number of countries possessing nuclear weapons)
  nonproliferation.
  
  • they protested that the nonproliferation treaty was just a plot to maintain the hegemony of those who already had nuclear weapons
  • nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation are closely related goals

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Non`-pros" transitive verb

Wordforms

imperfect & past participle Nonprossed ; present participle & verbal noun Non-prossing

Definitions

1. To decline or fail to prosecute; to allow to be dropped (said of a suit); to enter judgment against (a plaintiff who fails to prosecute); as, the plaintiff was non-prossed.

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• adjective satellite not having resin
  nonresinous; nonresiny; non-resinous.
  

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• adjective satellite not having resin
  nonresinous; nonresiny; non-resinous.
  

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• noun a reformer who believes in passive resistance
  passive resister.
  

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• adjective satellite where slavery was prohibited
  slaveless; free-soil.
  
  • a free-soil state

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• noun speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community
  

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• adjective satellite not characteristic of the upper classes especially in language use
  

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• noun one of two branches of the Finno-Ugric languages; a family of languages including Finnish and Estonian (but not Hungarian)
  Fennic; Finnic.
  

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• adverb without words
  nonverbally.
  
  • they communicated nonverbally

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• noun computer storage that is not lost when the power is turned off
  nonvolatile storage.
  

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• adjective satellite not soluble in water
  water-insoluble.
  

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• adjective satellite having skin rich in melanin pigments
  dark; dark-skinned; colored; coloured.
  
  • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
  • dark-skinned peoples

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• adjective satellite not involving zero
  

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• noun a diplomat who is unacceptable to the government to which he is sent
  
• noun a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome
  unwelcome person.
  

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• noun a prerequisite
  essential condition.
  

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