non-appearance

non·ap·pear·ance

[non-uh-peer-uhns]
noun
failure to appear, as in a court.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English; see non-, appearance

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To non-appearance
Collins
World English Dictionary
nonappearance (ˌnɒnəˈpɪərəns) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
failure to appear or attend, esp as a defendant or witness in court

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
00:10
Non-appearance is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT