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Definition of non-intrusion in English:

non-intrusion

Pronunciation /ˌnɒnɪnˈtruːʒn/

noun

  • Originally (in the Church of Scotland after the Disruption of 1843): the principle of resisting the intrusion by a patron of an unacceptable minister on an objecting congregation. Later also: failure or refusal to intrude, absence of intrusion.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Biblical Repertory. From non- + intrusion.