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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U.S. forces have disabled eight noncompliant ships since the blockade began on April 13, and redirected more than 100 others.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
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
Even an order imposing a fine can be enforced only against a noncompliant defendant by action of the Justice Department.
From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2025
Failing to meet the 35% mandate, according to Maas, means either paying penalties of $20,000 for every noncompliant vehicle sold, or restricting gasoline and diesel inventory in California so the percentage can be met.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 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
