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nonconformity

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non⋅con⋅form⋅i⋅ty

  [non-kuhn-fawr-mi-tee]
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–noun
1. failure or refusal to conform, as with established customs, attitudes, or ideas.
2. lack of conformity or agreement.
3. (often initial capital letter) refusal to conform to the Church of England.
4. Geology. an unconformity that separates crystalline rocks, either igneous or metamorphic, from sedimentary rocks.
Origin:
1610–20; non- + conformity
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non·con·form·i·ty   (nŏn'kən-fôr'mĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. non·con·form·i·ties

    1. Refusal or failure to conform to accepted standards, conventions, rules, or laws.

    2. An instance of this: a measure aimed at reducing nonconformities to the housing code.

  2. often Nonconformity Refusal to accept or conform to the doctrines, usage, or polity of the Church of England.

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Main Entry: non·con·for·mi·ty
Pronunciation: "nän-k&n-'for-m&-tE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
1 : failure to conform to or comply with something (as contract requirements) nonconformity —Uniform Commercial Code>
2 : a particular aspect in which something is nonconforming nonconformity —J. J. White and Railroad S. Summers>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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