nonconscription

nonconscription

English

Etymology

non- +‎ conscription

Alternative forms

non-conscription

Noun

nonconscription (uncountable)

1. Exemption from conscription.
   • 2011, Stephen Sharot, Comparative Perspectives on Judaisms and Jewish Identities, →ISBN:

     An agreement on the "deferral" from army service or nonconscription of a certain number of yeshiva students was reached soon after the establishment of the state, when about 400 haredim were of the age of conscription.

2. Failure to serve in the military.
   • 1993, Leonore Loeb Adler, International handbook on gender roles, page 151:

     Marriage, pregnancy, and motherhood, however, are grounds for compulsory nonconscription for women while religious conviction is grounds for voluntary nonconscription.

   • 2001, Sarah Ozacky-Lazar, ‎Asʻad Ganim, Between two Octobers: the Palestinians in Israel, October 2000-October 2001, page 16:

     On the structural level, this exclusion has many modes, such as the exclusion of the Arabs from the centers of political decision-making, their nonconscription into the army, the non- employment of Arabs in senior positions, the existence of special offices to deal with Arabs, and the attitude that they constitute a security risk.