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nonpayment
[ non-pey-muhnt ]
noun
- failure or neglect to pay:
His property was confiscated for nonpayment of taxes.
nonpayment
/ nɒnˈpeɪmənt /
noun
- the act or state of not paying
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nonpayment1
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Example Sentences
Local officials are already calling for Pennsylvania to examine its laws, which allow imprisonment for nonpayment of fines.
They refused rent checks, then accused renters of nonpayment.
That, in turn, could lead to nonpayment of salaries and pensions, driving the country closer to a social meltdown.
The bombardment of unfortified and undefended towns and places for the nonpayment of ransom is forbidden.
If he has not, it is possible that my letters to him may still arrive in season to prevent the protests for nonpayment.
If you reduce us to bankruptcy here, by a nonpayment of your drafts, consider the consequences.
Two circumstances are particularly objected to us; the nonpayment of our debts, and the want of energy in our government.
On the nonpayment of our debts to foreign nations he was particularly strong.
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