misobservance en · NOUN
Etymology
From mis- + observance.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An instance or the practice of not complying with a law, custom, command or rule, or doing so wrongly.
This represents a deliberate misobservance of the rule which permits only one underlying cause to be entered in Part 1.
2006, Werner U. Spitz, Daniel J. Spitz, Spitz and Fisher's Medicolegal Investigation of Death: Guidelines for the ...:
- (countable, uncountable) The custom of not celebrating a holiday or similar occasion.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| misobservances | Number=Plur | lexicographic |