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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

NONAPPEARANCE

NONAPPEARANCE Non `ap *pear "ance, n.

 

Defn: Default of apperance, as in court, to prosecute or defend; failure to appear.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

nonappearance

non ap pear ance |ˌnänəˈpi (ə )rəns ˌnɑnəˈpɪrəns | ▶noun failure to appear or be present, esp. at a gathering or engagement. • Law failure to appear or be present in a court of law, esp. as a witness, defendant, or plaintiff.