nonsurrender

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ surrender.

Noun

nonsurrender (uncountable)

1. (chiefly attributive) Lack of surrender; failure or refusal to surrender something.

   a bilateral nonsurrender agreement

   • 1911, Reports of Cases at Law and in Equity Determined by the Supreme Court of the State of Iowa, page 682:

     Were the nonsurrender of the certificate set up by the company in a common-law action brought by Kratzch, it is possible the court might be compelled to hold that he had failed to establish his title; […]