nonimplication

noun

non·​im·​pli·​ca·​tion ˌnän-ˌim-plə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce nonimplication (audio)
: lack of implication
nonimplication of one premise by another
The correlation between Japanese ancestry and disloyalty was nil. The nonimplication of Japanese-Americans in the Pearl Harbor attack was known.Bruce Fein

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nonimplication was in 1878

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“Nonimplication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonimplication. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.

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