noncompliance
noun
failure or refusal to comply, as with a law, regulation, or term of a contract.
noncompliant
-
a word derived from
noncompliance.
Example Sentences
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Midnight on April 15, the tax-filing deadline, is supposed to be a clear divide between rule-abiding taxpayers and noncompliant ones.
From Barron's ● Mar. 28, 2026
Both said in statements they remove noncompliant products from their platforms and work with independent labs to screen items.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
After being asked by the remaining employees to ensure the administration was in line with his April ruling, Lamberth found that they appeared to be noncompliant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2025
The press release announcing the multimillion-dollar punishment contained a caution for noncompliant institutions: “Doing business with the Federal Government is a privilege.”
From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2025
Three hours after we’d set out, we arrived at the hut of the noncompliant patient we’d been looking for.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
