noncompliance

[ non-kuh m-plahy-uh ns ]
/ ˌnɒn kəmˈplaɪ əns /

noun

failure or refusal to comply, as with a law, regulation, or term of a contract.

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Origin of noncompliance

First recorded in 1680–90; non- + compliance

OTHER WORDS FROM noncompliance

non·com·pli·ant, non·com·ply·ing, adjective, noun

Words nearby noncompliance

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British Dictionary definitions for non-complying

noncompliance
/ (ˌnɒnkəmˈplaɪəns) /

noun

the act or state of not complying
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