Definitions
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- noun Refusal of acquiescence; failure to yield or comply.
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- noun Lack of
acquiescence ; failure toyield orcomply .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Porte's nonacquiescence in the right of expatriation and by the imposition of religious tests as a condition of residence, in which this
State of the Union Address (1790-2001) United States. Presidents.
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It has seemed to me so useless to attempt to stem the tide of this legislation by Executive interference that I have contented myself with nonacquiescence in numerous cases where I could not approve.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 2: Grover Cleveland Grover Cleveland 1872
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Questions concerning our citizens in Turkey may be affected by the Porte's nonacquiescence in the right of expatriation and by the imposition of religious tests as a condition of residence, in which this Government can not concur.
State of the Union Address Grover Cleveland 1872
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