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/non'seuh pawrt", -pohrt"/, n. Law.failure to support a spouse, child, or other dependent as required by law.[1905-10; NON- + SUPPORT]
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nonsupport — non·sup·port /ˌnän sə pȯrt/ n: failure (as of a parent) to honor a statutory or contractual obligation to provide support; also: the crime of such failure to support Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. nonsupport … Law dictionary
nonsupport — [nän΄sə pôrt′] n. failure to provide for a spouse, child, or other legal dependent … English World dictionary
nonsupport — The failure or neglect unreasonably to support those to whom an obligation of support is due; e.g. duty of parents to support children; duty to support spouse. Such failure to support is a criminal offense in most states. See e.g. Model Penal… … Black's law dictionary
nonsupport — The failure or neglect unreasonably to support those to whom an obligation of support is due; e.g. duty of parents to support children; duty to support spouse. Such failure to support is a criminal offense in most states. See e.g. Model Penal… … Black's law dictionary
nonsupport — | ̷ ̷+ noun 1. : lack of support : failure to support use the threat of nonsupport … to bring recalcitrants in his party to heel R.H.Rovere 2. : failure on the part of one under obligation either by contract or by statutory liability to provide… … Useful english dictionary
nonsupport — noun Date: 1909 failure to support; specifically failure (as of a parent) to honor a statutory or contractual obligation to provide maintenance … New Collegiate Dictionary
nonsupport — noun a) A lack of support b) The failure to provide for ones family or other dependents … Wiktionary
nonsupport — n. lack of support … English contemporary dictionary
nonsupport — non·support … English syllables
nonsupport — non•sup•port [[t]ˌnɒn səˈpɔrt, ˈpoʊrt[/t]] n. law failure to provide financial support for a spouse, child, or other dependent • Etymology: 1905–10 … From formal English to slang
