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Nonresident

Nonresident \Non*res"i*dent\, a. Not residing in a particular place, on one's own estate, or in one's proper place; as, a nonresident clergyman or proprietor of lands.

Nonresident

Nonresident \Non*res"i*dent\, n. A nonresident person; one who does not reside in the State or jurisdiction.

Wiktionary
nonresident

a. not resident; alien; foreign; not residing in the place in question alt. not resident; alien; foreign; not residing in the place in question n. 1 one who is not a resident; an alien; a foreigner 2 (cx legal English) A person living in a country who is no legal permanent resident.

WordNet
nonresident

adj. not living in a particular place or owned by permanent residents; "nonresident students who commute to classes"; "nonresident real estate" [ant: resident]

Usage examples of "nonresident".

Located near the entrance of Bonita Vista, the better to impress outsiders and passersby, the twin courts were perfectly maintained and surrounded by a high green chain-link fence meant to prevent balls from flying into the forest and to keep out nonresidents.

That the nonresident partner should have been so protected is attributable to the fact the process of a court of one State cannot run into another and summon a party there domiciled to respond to proceedings against him, when neither his person nor his property is within the jurisdiction of the Court rendering the judgment.