dies non

[ dahy-eez non, dee-eys nohn ]

noun

, Law.

1. a day on which no courts can be held.

dies non

/ ˈdaɪiːz nɒn /

noun

1. law a day on which no legal business may be transacted Also calleddies non juridicusdʒʊˈrɪdɪkəs Compare juridical days

Word History and Origins

Origin of dies non¹

1600–10; short for Latin diēs nōn jūridicus a day not juridical (for legal business)

Word History and Origins

Origin of dies non¹

C19: shortened from Latin phrase diēs nōn jūridicus literally: day which is not juridical, that is, not reserved for legal affairs

Example Sentences

In his essay “On Envy,” the philosopher Francis Bacon wrote, “Of all other affections, it is the most importune and continual. For of other affections there is occasion given but now and then; and therefore it was well said, ‘Invidia festos dies non agit.’

From New York Times

Thursday.—A dies non for the galleries.

From Project Gutenberg

Sunday's what they call a dies non; you're a lady of education, so you know what that means.

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I have given," says the Judge in a letter to a friend, "nearly the whole of last term, when not on judicial duty, two lectures every day, and even broke in upon the sanctity of the dies non juridicus, Saturday.

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This is dies non, and no one is obliged or expected to attend.

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