Nonplus
(Non"plus) n. [L. non not + plus more, further. See Plural.] A state or condition which baffles
reason or confounds judgment; insuperable difficulty; inability to proceed or decide; puzzle; quandary.
Both of them are a perfect nonplus and baffle to all human understanding.
South. Nonplus
(Non"plus`) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nonplused or Nonplussed; p. pr. & vb. n. Nonplusing or
Nonplussing.] To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by embarrassment.
He has been nonplused by Mr. Dry's desiring him to tell what it was that he endeavored to prove.
Spectator. Nonpreparation
(Non*prep`a*ra"tion) n. Neglect or failure to prepare; want of preparation.
Nonpresentation
(Non*pres`en*ta"tion) n. Neglect or failure to present; state of not being presented.
Nonproduction
(Non`pro*duc"tion), n. A failure to produce or exhibit.
Nonprofessional
(Non`pro*fes"sion*al) a. Not belonging to a profession; not done by, or proceeding
from, professional men; contrary to professional usage.
Nonproficiency
(Non`pro*fi"cien*cy) n. Want of proficiency; failure to make progress.
Nonproficient
(Non`pro*fi"cient) n. One who has failed to become proficient.
Non pros.
(Non" pros.`) An abbreviation of Non prosequitur.
Non-pros
(Non`-pros") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nonprossed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Non-prossing ] To decline or
fail to prosecute; to allow to be dropped (said of a suit); to enter judgment against (a plaintiff who fails to
prosecute); as, the plaintiff was non-prossed.
Non prosequitur
(||Non" pro*seq"ui*tur) [L. he does not prosecute.] (Law) A judgment entered against
the plaintiff in a suit where he does not appear to prosecute. See Nolle prosequi.
Nonrecurrent
(Non`re*cur"rent) a. Not recurring.
Nonrecurring
(Non`re*cur"ring) a. Nonrecurrent.
Nonregardance
(Non`re*gard"ance) n. Want of due regard; disregard; slight. [Obs.] Shak.
Nonregent
(Non`re"gent) n. (Eng. Universities) A master of arts whose regency has ceased. See
Regent.
