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Nonclaim

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Stimson (1881)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

An omission or neglect by one entitled to make a demand within the time limited by law; as, when a continual claim ought to be made, a neglect to make such claim within a year and a day.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Failure to assert one’s right against an adverse claimant.

Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law

Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881

A neglect to challenge another's right vrithin the time limited by law, by which the claimant was barred of his right or entry.