accordance

[ uh-kawr-dns ]

/ əˈkɔr dns /

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noun

agreement; conformity: in accordance with the rules.

the act of according or granting: the accordance of all rights and privileges.

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Origin of accordance

1275–1325; Middle English acordance<Old French. See accord, -ance

OTHER WORDS FROM accordance

pre·ac·cord·ance, noun

Words nearby accordance

accomplice, accomplish, accomplished, accomplishment, accord, accordance, accordant, accordatura, according, according as, accordingly

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How to use accordance in a sentence

A spokesperson for the Office of Children’s Services, formerly called DFYS, wrote in an email that Stewart’s files have been destroyed in accordance with policies from that time.
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In those instances, MTS reports that it holds onto footage indefinitely in accordance with state law encouraging footage to be retained for at least two years.
MTS Purged Body Camera Footage Before Man’s Attorney Could Access it|Lisa Halverstadt|July 21, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Another interesting point to note is that the Chalcidian types were often made in customized batches, in accordance with the need of the wearers.
Know Your Ancient Greek Helmets: From Attic to Phrygian|Dattatreya Mandal|May 19, 2020|Realm of History
The trouble is that I had mapped out my production roughly in accordance with that.
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Now in accordance with the feudal norms, the realm was divided into estates and smaller fiefs, with these parcels of lands being governed by the lords and the knights.
History of the Crusades: Origins, Politics, and Crusaders|Dattatreya Mandal|March 23, 2020|Realm of History
According to Vieira, most of the bones unearthed had to be reburied in accordance with the Native American Repatriation Act.
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TEDx is the independent arm of TED, and local organizers across the world can host such talks in accordance with TED guidelines.
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“We have been and will continue to work to acquire the drugs in accordance with the law,” McNaughton said via email.
Pennsylvania’s Lethal Injection Fiasco|Christopher Moraff|September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It would take shape in accordance with a three-step acknowledgement of the basic realities we confront on the issue.
The House GOP’s Big Immigration Fail|James Poulos|June 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
From those he married, he demanded a superhuman innocence, in accordance with the Pentecostal teachings of the Assembly of God.
The Strange and Mysterious Death of Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis|Richard Ben Cramer|January 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gold may be substituted for rediscounts and rediscounts for gold, in accordance with the requirements of the reserve bank.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
In accordance with that statement, he had decided that on the next day his son should be formally "invested" with the top-knot.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike
The rest of the colonists were, in accordance with their own desire, to be carried to Virginia.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
If a company has no debts, a reduction in its capital made in an open manner in accordance with law, is legal.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
As the train entered the Big Tunnel, near this place, in accordance with the usual custom a lamp was lit.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various

British Dictionary definitions for accordance

accordance

/ (əˈkɔːdəns) /

noun

conformity; agreement; accord (esp in the phrase in accordance with)

the act of granting; bestowalaccordance of rights

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