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1822 Christian Watchman 6 July 119/3 I hasten to observe, that, while the evil of non-support for the ministers of Christ has been frequently named and deplored, it appears to me no adequate remedy has been proposed.

1839 Parl. Deb. 3rd Ser. 50 465 The argument of non-support of the right hon. Gentleman by his colleagues did not square very well with the argument, that the House was overborne by official votes.

1864 Boston Herald 1 Dec. 4/8 (advt.) Divorces. Legally procured for persons from any State without publicity or change of residence. Incompatibility, Desertion, Non-Support and Drunkenness, sufficient cause.

1909 Daily Chron. 20 Jan. 6/2 The English woman makes a charge of non-support against her husband.

1989 S. H. Schneider Global Warming (1990) vi. 130 Serious research into the ‘what if’ questions were going to have to wait through a long siege of nonsupport from the Department of Energy.

2018 Reproductive Health Matters 26 94 (table) Non-support Includes behaviour which is not necessarily harmful..but is also not supportive: ignoring of cues,..loud/cold/harsh tone [etc.].