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Webster 1913 Edition
Compliance
1.
The act of complying; a yielding; as to a desire, demand, or proposal; concession; submission.
What
compliances
will remove dissension? Swift.
Ready
compliance
with the wishes of his people. Macaulay.
2.
A disposition to yield to others; complaisance.
Syn. – Concession; submission; consent; obedience; performance; execution; acquiescence; assent.
Webster 1828 Edition
Compliance
COMPLIANCE
,Noun.
1.
The act of complying; a yielding, as to a request, wish, desire, demand or proposal; concession; submission.Let the king meet compliance in your looks,
A free and ready yielding to his wishes.
2.
A disposition to yield to others.He was man of few words and great compliance.
3.
Obedience; followed by with; as compliance with a command, or precept.4.
Performance; execution; as a compliance with the conditions of a contract.Definition 2025
compliance
compliance
English
Noun
compliance (countable and uncountable, plural compliances)
- An act of complying.
- (uncountable) The state of being compliant.
- (uncountable) The tendency of conforming with or agreeing to the wishes of others.
- (mechanics) A measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure; its flexibility
- (medicine) The accuracy with which a patient follows an agreed treatment plan
- (uncountable, business) the department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (act of complying): violation
Translations
act of complying
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state of being compliant
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tendency of conforming with others
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measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure
medical: accuracy with which a patient follows an agreed treatment plan
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business: the department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with
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Portuguese
Noun
compliance m (uncountable)
- (business) compliance (the department of a business that ensures government regulations are complied with)