nonobservance

[ non-uh b-zur-vuh ns ]
/ ˌnɒn əbˈzɜr vəns /

noun

absence or lack of observance.

Origin of nonobservance

First recorded in 1735–45; non- + observance

OTHER WORDS FROM nonobservance

non·ob·serv·ant, adjective non·ob·serv·ant·ly, adverb