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nonprotracted en · ADJ

Etymology

From non- + protracted.

Meanings

1. Not protracted; of limited duration.
   • Finally, the court's suggestion that the nonprotracted nature of this litigation counsels against awarding attorney's fees is improper. 2004, Alba Conte, Attorney fee awards - Volume 3, page 398:
   • Domiciled status was divided into two categories: protracted homelessness (longest period of continuous homelessness greater than one year) and nonprotracted homelessness (homeless less than one year or no history of homelessness). 1999, Digest of Neurology and Psychiatry, page 68:
   • Ethnic protracted conflicts are no more likely than ethnic nonprotracted conflicts or nonethnic conflicts to be triggered by violence. 1997, David Carment, Patrick James, Wars in the Midst of Peace, →ISBN, page 177:

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