noncompliance

American  

[non-kuhm-plahy-uhns] / ˌnɒn kəmˈplaɪ əns /

noun

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

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noncompliance British  

/ ˌnɒnkəmˈplaɪəns /

noun

1. the act or state of not complying

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Other Word Forms

• noncompliant adjective
• noncomplying adjective

Etymology

Origin of noncompliance

First recorded in 1680–90; non- + compliance

Example Sentences

The email wasn’t a formal notification of noncompliance under the executive order, Duffey said.

From The Wall Street Journal

In these investigations, the commission acts as both prosecutor and judge—accusing companies of noncompliance under a broad, ambiguous law, then deciding if companies’ answers are enough to disprove the allegations.

From The Wall Street Journal

The extended period of noncompliance with league rules resulted in last year’s fine.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some of the listed cases of noncompliance involve immigrants transported out of Minnesota and held in Texas, despite explicit orders that they weren’t to be moved from the state.

From The Wall Street Journal

In noncompliance records from 2023 reviewed by The Times, Manning Beef was accused of multiple instances of a leaky ceiling, separate instances of live insects on the kill floor, unsanitary conditions and operational malfunctions.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• refusal