nonaction
noun
non·ac·tion
ˌnän-ˈak-shən 
: lack of action : inaction
… a particular activity preceded by nonaction and followed by stasis or stability.—
Vincent B. Leitch
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Examples of nonaction in a Sentence
your nonaction on this matter will result in an arrest warrant
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This creates a negative feeling that moves us into nonaction or avoidance.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
In a demonstration of Democrats’ determination, U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Houston was arrested later Thursday outside of the Hart Senate Office Building after leading a march of Black voting rights activists to protest the Senate’s nonaction on the For the People Act.
—Raga Justin, Dallas News, 29 July 2021
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
In a demonstration of Democrats’ determination, U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Houston was arrested later Thursday outside of the Hart Senate Office Building after leading a march of Black voting rights activists to protest the Senate’s nonaction on the For the People Act.
—Raga Justin, Dallas News, 29 July 2021
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“Nonaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonaction. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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