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nonsupport

American

[non-suh-pawrt, -pohrt] / ˌnɒn səˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt /

noun

Law.

failure to support a spouse, child, or other dependent as required by law.

Etymology

Origin of nonsupport

First recorded in 1905–10; non- + support

Example Sentences

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My parents are supportive of my decision to foster and potentially adopt, but my brother has been vocal in his nonsupport.

From Washington Post • Aug. 14, 2022

Last year, Buchanan County Prosecutor Ron Holliday’s office filed 149 felony nonsupport cases and 214 misdemeanor nonsupport cases.

From Washington Times • Jan. 31, 2020

The Mets’ three top starting pitchers, deGrom, Noah Syndergaard and Zack Wheeler, have fine arms and would be well within legal rights to sue this lineup, perhaps the weakest in the league, for nonsupport.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2018

Cowards The coward's usual formulation of wishy-washy nonsupport is to proclaim that "they have a right to build it, but ..."

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2010

Regina divorced him for nonsupport in 1945, when she was living in Moscow, Idaho.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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