nonuser
Etymology

From non- + user.

Noun

nonuser (plural nonusers)

  1. A person who is not a user (of drugs, a computer system, etc.).
  2. (legal) Neglect or omission to use an easement or franchise or to assert a right.
    • 1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC ↗:
      An office may be forfeited by mis-user or non-user.
    • 1826, James Kent, Commentaries on American Law:
      The subject of the forfeiture of corporate franchises by nonuser or misuser , was fully discussed in the case of The King v . Amery



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