noncompliance
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- noncompliant adjective
- noncomplying adjective
Etymology
Origin of noncompliance
First recorded in 1680–90; non- + compliance
Example Sentences
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Gil became a face of a loud and popular movement of noncompliance.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
Antigrowth nonprofits can sue to stop permits, attack companies for noncompliance, and seek civil penalties.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
“There are no similar allegations involving children in his past. There’s no evidence of noncompliance with prior court orders.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026
Nevertheless, air sampling has continued to find troubling levels of toxic metals after equipment malfunctions, repairs and noncompliance with regulation.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025
His noncompliance, therefore, exasperated the governor, whose courtiers and attendants set up a furious howl to enforce immediate obedience on the part of the aerial monster.
From Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules
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