nonmatch en · NOUN
Etymology
From non- + match.
Meanings
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That which is not a match; a mismatch.
For example, if blood is found in the general vicinity of a crime scene, a nonmatch would not prove that a defendant was innocent the way a nonmatch of skin from under the fingernails of a stabbing victim might.
2009 May 19, “The Right to DNA Testing”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nonmatches | Number=Plur | lexicographic |