noncompliance
[ non-kuhm-plahy-uhns ]
noun
failure or refusal to comply, as with a law, regulation, or term of a contract.
Origin of noncompliance
1First recorded in 1680–90; non- + compliance
Other words from noncompliance
- non·com·pli·ant, non·com·ply·ing, adjective, noun
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How to use noncompliance in a sentence
The national paper might thus take place even in the non-complying States.
British Dictionary definitions for noncompliance
noncompliance
/ (ˌnɒnkəmˈplaɪəns) /
noun
the act or state of not complying
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