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nonsupport
noun
non·sup·port
ˌnän-sə-ˈpȯrt
: failure to support
specifically
: failure (as of a parent) to honor a statutory or contractual obligation to provide maintenance
Examples of nonsupport in a Sentence
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In early 2020, Vallow was arrested and extradited to Idaho for nonsupport and desertion of her children, while Daybell was not arrested until that summer, when investigators found JJ and Tylee in shallow graves at his ranch house.
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
Vallow is currently on trial for multiple charges, including two felony counts of desertion and nonsupport of children, according to a criminal complaint filed with an Idaho court.
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Konstantin Toropin, CNN, 10 June 2020
After Vallow and her husband were found in Hawaii, she was arrested in February and extradited to Idaho on charges of desertion and nonsupport of dependent children.
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NBC News, 9 June 2020
Isn’t the dominant, and consistent, reality the nonsupport?
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Emma Tucker and Omar Jimenez, CNN, 12 Aug. 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1851, in the meaning defined above
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“Nonsupport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonsupport. Accessed 2 Sep. 2024.
Kids Definition
nonsupport
noun
non·sup·port
ˌnän(t)-sə-ˈpō(ə)rt
-ˈpȯ(ə)rt
: failure to support
especially
: failure to provide legally required financial support
Legal Definition
nonsupport
noun
non·sup·port
ˌnän-sə-ˈpȯrt
: failure (as of a parent) to honor a statutory or contractual obligation to provide support
also
: the crime of such failure to support
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