non-act,n. [non- 1.] Something which is not an act; failure to act. 1645Rutherford Tryal & Tri. Faith (1845) 288 Faith..turneth all these acts..half to non-acts.1726Ayliffe Parergon 195 'Tis not a Non-act, which introduces a custom.1848Wharton Law Lex., Non-act, a forbearance from action, the contrary to act.