Misobservance
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Misobservance is a noun meaning An instance or the practice of not complying with a law, custom, command or rule, or doing so wrongly.
Meaning
An instance or the practice of not complying with a law, custom, command or rule, or doing so wrongly.
More Meanings
- The custom of not celebrating a holiday or similar occasion.
Example Sentences
This represents a deliberate misobservance of the rule which permits only one underlying cause to be entered in Part 1.
Word Forms
- misobservances
Synonyms for misobservance
Depending on context, synonyms include malobservance.
Antonyms for misobservance
Common opposites include observance.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nonobservance, disobservance, omission, uncompliance, misobedience, contravention.
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