noncompliance
noun
failure or refusal to comply, as with a law, regulation, or term of a contract.
noncompliant
-
a word derived from
noncompliance.
Example Sentences
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Midnight on April 15, the tax-filing deadline, is supposed to be a clear divide between rule-abiding taxpayers and noncompliant ones.
From Barron's ● Mar. 28, 2026
On the third violation the noncompliant listing is blocked from Zillow and its sister site, Trulia, for the life of the listing agreement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
In 2020, five California residents filed complaints against Steve Gordon, director of the DMV, after their personalized license plates were deemed noncompliant under state law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2025
The press release announcing the multimillion-dollar punishment contained a caution for noncompliant institutions: “Doing business with the Federal Government is a privilege.”
From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2025
Three hours after we’d set out, we arrived at the hut of the noncompliant patient we’d been looking for.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
