non-usern.¹

Brit.

/nɒnˈjuːzə/, U.S.

/nɑnˈjuzər/

Forms: 1500s 1700s non-usure (transmission error), 1600s– non-user.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French non user.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman non user, verb (first half of the 13th cent. or earlier; also used as noun (early 13th cent. or earlier)) < non non- prefix + user use v. Compare later user n.²

Law.

Failure to exercise a right or to perform a duty; spec. failure to exercise a right that may be extinguished through the failure being taken as evidence of an intention to abandon the right. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal right > withdrawal or loss of legal rights > [noun] > neglect to use a right

non-user1570

1570 J. Jewel Def. Apol. II. iii. 114 If there be not One sutche Example..then although the Pope had it in claime by Charter, yet hathe he loste it by Non usure.

1646 in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Fourth Pt. (1701) I. 316 That an act be passed for granting and confirming of the charters..of the City of London, notwithstanding any Nonuser, Misuser or Abuser.

1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions 89 Whose so long Non-user of their power [etc.].

1709 J. Johnson Clergy-man's Vade Mecum: Pt. II p. cv Unless they [sc. Canons] be antiquated by a long non-usure.

1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. xvii. 263 A writ of quo warranto..lies..in case of non-user or long neglect of a franchise.

1862 G. P. Marsh Lect. Eng. Lang. (new ed.) viii. 179 The mere non-user of a word is not likely to be noticed until it has been so long out of currency that [etc.].

1877 J. Williams Princ. Law Real Property (ed. 12) 459 The rights above mentioned may be lost by abandonment, of which non-user for twenty years or upwards is sufficient evidence.

1885 Law Rep.: Queen's Bench Div. 14 203 Such power could not be lost by mere non-user.

1959 Earl Jowitt & C. Walsh Dict. Eng. Law II. 1237/2 A public officer is liable to forfeiture for non-user or neglect to perform the duties of his office if special damage is proved.

1975 Halsbury's Laws Eng. XII. 16 It is not essential that the user or enjoyment of a right is a continuous enjoyment without interruption, for any amount of non-user will not of itself extinguish a custom which actually exists.

1991 West's Federal Suppl. 766 734/1 The Secretary found that until a forfeiture had been declared for misuser or nonuser the lots in question could not be entered by Cathcart.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

non-usern.²

Brit.

/nɒnˈjuːzə/, U.S.

/nɑnˈjuzər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, user n.¹

Etymology: < non- prefix + user n.¹

A person who does not use something; spec. one who does not habitually use a particular drug.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > [noun] > drug-user > non-user

non-user1850

straight1967

1850 Sci. Amer. 9 Nov. 64/2 The reason for this ought to be a lesson to us against selling our public domain to non-users.

1881 Princeton Rev. Jan.–June 89 The average life of drunkards is only thirty-five years and six months. The average life of non-users, on the other hand, is sixty-four.

1938 Amer. Home Jan. 3/3 (advt.) Colds of Listerine users reached the dreaded danger zone of the chest less frequently than colds of non-users.

1962 ‘K. Orvis’ Damned & Destroyed xvii. 125 A non-user who pushed to the street-girls.

1986 City Limits 29 May 7 A small team of non-users are systematically breaking into the houses of addicts.

2000 Independent 21 Sept. 5/1 With the man himself—all is radicalism... Non-marrier of the mother of his two children. Non-user of his title.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	non-user
释义	non-usern.¹ Brit. /nɒnˈjuːzə/, U.S. /nɑnˈjuzər/ Forms: 1500s 1700s non-usure (transmission error), 1600s– non-user. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French non user. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman non user, verb (first half of the 13th cent. or earlier; also used as noun (early 13th cent. or earlier)) < non non- prefix + user use v. Compare later user n.² Law. Failure to exercise a right or to perform a duty; spec. failure to exercise a right that may be extinguished through the failure being taken as evidence of an intention to abandon the right. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal right > withdrawal or loss of legal rights > [noun] > neglect to use a right non-user1570 1570 J. Jewel Def. Apol. II. iii. 114 If there be not One sutche Example..then although the Pope had it in claime by Charter, yet hathe he loste it by Non usure. 1646 in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Fourth Pt. (1701) I. 316 That an act be passed for granting and confirming of the charters..of the City of London, notwithstanding any Nonuser, Misuser or Abuser. 1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions 89 Whose so long Non-user of their power [etc.]. 1709 J. Johnson Clergy-man's Vade Mecum: Pt. II p. cv Unless they [sc. Canons] be antiquated by a long non-usure. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. xvii. 263 A writ of quo warranto..lies..in case of non-user or long neglect of a franchise. 1862 G. P. Marsh Lect. Eng. Lang. (new ed.) viii. 179 The mere non-user of a word is not likely to be noticed until it has been so long out of currency that [etc.]. 1877 J. Williams Princ. Law Real Property (ed. 12) 459 The rights above mentioned may be lost by abandonment, of which non-user for twenty years or upwards is sufficient evidence. 1885 Law Rep.: Queen's Bench Div. 14 203 Such power could not be lost by mere non-user. 1959 Earl Jowitt & C. Walsh Dict. Eng. Law II. 1237/2 A public officer is liable to forfeiture for non-user or neglect to perform the duties of his office if special damage is proved. 1975 Halsbury's Laws Eng. XII. 16 It is not essential that the user or enjoyment of a right is a continuous enjoyment without interruption, for any amount of non-user will not of itself extinguish a custom which actually exists. 1991 West's Federal Suppl. 766 734/1 The Secretary found that until a forfeiture had been declared for misuser or nonuser the lots in question could not be entered by Cathcart. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). non-usern.² Brit. /nɒnˈjuːzə/, U.S. /nɑnˈjuzər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, user n.¹ Etymology: < non- prefix + user n.¹ A person who does not use something; spec. one who does not habitually use a particular drug. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > [noun] > drug-user > non-user non-user1850 straight1967 1850 Sci. Amer. 9 Nov. 64/2 The reason for this ought to be a lesson to us against selling our public domain to non-users. 1881 Princeton Rev. Jan.–June 89 The average life of drunkards is only thirty-five years and six months. The average life of non-users, on the other hand, is sixty-four. 1938 Amer. Home Jan. 3/3 (advt.) Colds of Listerine users reached the dreaded danger zone of the chest less frequently than colds of non-users. 1962 ‘K. Orvis’ Damned & Destroyed xvii. 125 A non-user who pushed to the street-girls. 1986 City Limits 29 May 7 A small team of non-users are systematically breaking into the houses of addicts. 2000 Independent 21 Sept. 5/1 With the man himself—all is radicalism... Non-marrier of the mother of his two children. Non-user of his title. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1570n.²1850
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