# nonobservance

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The failure to observe a custom, or to conform with a law

## Etymology
From Middle English non-observaunce, nonn observance, equivalent to non (“no”, adjective) + observance.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nonobservance