nonsupport
noun
non·sup·port
ˌnän-sə-ˈpȯrt 
: failure to support
specifically
: failure (as of a parent) to honor a statutory or contractual obligation to provide maintenance
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In February 2020, Vallow Daybell was arrested in Hawaii on suspicion of two felony counts of desertion and nonsupport of dependent children.
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Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
19 Nov. 2025
Beijing would be relieved that the United States is no longer muddying and in fact strengthening its nonsupport for independence.
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Stephen Wertheim,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2025
Sina Pili, 39, is set to be arraigned this week after a grand jury indicted the social worker on charges of manslaughter, endangering the welfare of a minor and persistent nonsupport.
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Chris Spargo,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
In early 2020, Vallow was arrested and extradited to Idaho for nonsupport and desertion of her children, while Daybell was not arrested until that summer, when investigators found JJ and Tylee in shallow graves at his ranch house.
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Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2024
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Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
19 Nov. 2025
Beijing would be relieved that the United States is no longer muddying and in fact strengthening its nonsupport for independence.
—
Stephen Wertheim,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2025
Sina Pili, 39, is set to be arraigned this week after a grand jury indicted the social worker on charges of manslaughter, endangering the welfare of a minor and persistent nonsupport.
—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
In early 2020, Vallow was arrested and extradited to Idaho for nonsupport and desertion of her children, while Daybell was not arrested until that summer, when investigators found JJ and Tylee in shallow graves at his ranch house.
—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2024
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“Nonsupport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonsupport. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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nonsupport
noun
non·sup·port
ˌnän(t)-sə-ˈpō(ə)rt
-ˈpȯ(ə)rt
: failure to support
especially
: failure to provide legally required financial support
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nonsupport
noun
non·sup·port
ˌnän-sə-ˈpȯrt
: failure (as of a parent) to honor a statutory or contractual obligation to provide support
also
: the crime of such failure to support
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