Dictionary
in•ob•serv•ance
Pronunciation: (in"ub-zûr'vuns), [key]—
n.
1. lack of attention; inattention; heedlessness:
drowsy inobservance.
2. failure to observe a custom, rule, law, or the like; nonobservance:
inobservance of the Sabbath. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.