Non-option

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Something which is not an acceptable or possible outcome or choice.

    "This is something of a non-option for SHU prisoners who have no valuable information to offer the authorities in exchange for their release."

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"This is something of a non-option for SHU prisoners who have no valuable information to offer the authorities in exchange for their release."

Etymology

From non- + option.

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