Nonrepair

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Absence of repair; failure to repair something. uncountable

    "Stipulations between a landlord and tenant, determining which shall bear a loss arising from nonrepair or misrepair of the tenement, and which shall be immune, are not matters of public concern."

Example

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"Stipulations between a landlord and tenant, determining which shall bear a loss arising from nonrepair or misrepair of the tenement, and which shall be immune, are not matters of public concern."

Etymology

From non- + repair.

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