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Etymology

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non- +‎ surrender

Noun

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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; []