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nonsupport

 
Dictionary: non·sup·port   (nŏn'sə-pôrt', -pōrt') pronunciation

n.
Failure to provide for the maintenance of one's legal dependents.


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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

The failure of one individual to provide financial maintenance for another individual in spite of a legal obligation to do so.

Nonsupport of a spouse or child is a crime in some states and a ground for divorce in certain jurisdictions.

See: child support.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - uden støtte

Nederlands (Dutch)
het niet geven van steun

Français (French)
n. - (US, Jur) défaut de versement de pension alimentaire

Deutsch (German)
n. - Nichterfüllung einer Unterhaltsverpflichtung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μη καταβολή διατροφής

Italiano (Italian)
senza mantenimento

Português (Portuguese)
n. - falta (f) de auxílio

Русский (Russian)
неуплата алиментов

Español (Spanish)
n. - falta de pago de la pensión alimenticia

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ej uppfylld underhållsskyldighet

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不支持, 疏忽扶养的义务

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 不支持, 疏忽扶養的義務

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 지지하지 않음, 부양 의무 불이행

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 援助しないこと, 扶養義務不履行

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عدم اعاله الرجل زوجته, اللا إعاله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אי תשלום מזונות, אי-תמיכה‬


 
 

 

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