noncertification
Withholding official endorsement
Noncertification is the absence or denial of official certification.
It may describe a status—someone lacking required credentials—or an action—an authority's refusal to certify: The board's noncertification of the election results prompted legal challenges.
The term appears in bureaucratic, legal, and regulatory contexts where formal approval processes exist.
Denial of acceptance
- disapprovalUnfavorable opinion expressed
- refusalAct of declining
- disallowanceFormal denial or rejection
- declinationAngular distance from equator
withholding · nonacceptance · nonrecognition · invalidation · prohibition · exclusion · ban · veto
Lacking official approval
- unlicensedWithout official permit
- unaccreditedLacking official authorization
- unqualifiedLacking required credentials
- unregisteredNot formally recorded
unauthorized · unapproved · unrecognized · unofficial · unendorsed · deregistration · credentialing · licensure
Breaking of rules
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
- breachBreaking of agreement
- infringementViolation of rights
- deficiencyLack of something needed
irregularity · deviation · oversight · failure · omission · shortcoming · nonattainment · inadequacy
rejection
Denial of acceptance
- disapprovalUnfavorable opinion expressed
- refusalAct of declining
- disallowanceFormal denial or rejection
declination · withholding · nonacceptance · nonrecognition · invalidation · prohibition · exclusion · ban · veto · turndown
uncertified
Lacking official approval
- unlicensedWithout official permit
- unaccreditedLacking official authorization
- unqualifiedLacking required credentials
unregistered · unauthorized · unapproved · unrecognized · unofficial · unendorsed · deregistration · credentialing · licensure · accreditation
violation
Breaking of rules
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
- breachBreaking of agreement
- infringementViolation of rights
deficiency · irregularity · deviation · oversight · failure · omission · shortcoming · nonattainment · inadequacy · unpreparedness
noncertificationcertification
Attestation of qualification
approval · accreditation · endorsement · authorization · validation
certification, certify, certified, certifying, certifier, certificate, certificated, recertify, recertification