non-acˈceptance
[non- 1.]
Neglect or refusal to accept.
| 1682 J. Scarlett Exchanges 35 He that hath a Bill of Exchange in Possession, which was not accepted,..and so is protested for Non-Acceptance. 1766 Blackstone Comm. II. xxx, The payee, or indorsee may protest it for non⁓acceptance. 1809 R. Langford Introd. Trade 22 Re⁓exchange means the damages incurred by non-acceptance and non-payment. 1892 J. Tait Mind in Matter (ed. 3) 33 Non-acceptance of the findings of perception unsettles the judgment. |
So non-acˈceptant a., refusing to accept.
| 1718 Freethinker No. 56 ¶3 It forces the Non-acceptant Party of that Kingdom, zealously to espouse the Interests of the Duke Regent. |