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non-delivery
non-delivery n. 
/ˌnɑndiˈlɪv(ə)ri/
Brit. /ˌnɒndᵻˈlɪv(ə)ri/
, /ˌnɒndᵻˈlɪv(ə)ri/U.S. /ˌnɑndəˈlɪv(ə)ri/
, /ˌnɑndəˈlɪv(ə)ri//ˌnɑndiˈlɪv(ə)ri/ΘΚΠ
society > law > transfer of property > putting in possession > [noun] > handing over > non-delivery
undeliverancea1578
non-delivery1646
undelivery1807
1646 R. Overton Divine Observ. upon Lett. against Toleration 8 Now let the World judge, whether this..becomes the Ministers of the City of London. First to suppresse the delivery, and then like Scholast Synodicall Disputants, to urge the non-delivery, as an Argument against their Toleration.
1742 G. Gilbert Rep. Cases Equity (ed. 2) 254 The Plaintiff, by assigning a particular Breach in the Non-delivery at any one Time, may bring the whole Matter in Question.
1858 J. B. Norton Topics for Indian Statesmen 266 A timber merchant in Malabar sued the proprietress of a forest for non-delivery of certain logs of wood.
2000 BusinessDay 27 Jan. ii. 18/4 They stretch the organisation by setting extraordinarily aggressive performance targets, and create a culture of performance and intolerance of nondelivery.
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