noncompliance
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non·com·pli·ance
(nŏn′kəm-plī′əns)n.
Failure or refusal to comply.
non′com·pli′ant adj. & n.
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noncompliance
(ˌnɒnkəmˈplaɪəns)n
the act or state of not complying
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non•com•pli•ance
(ˌnɒn kəmˈplaɪ əns)n.
failure or refusal to comply, as with the terms of an agreement or a prescribed medical regimen.
[1680–90]
non`com•pli′ant, non`com•ply′ing, adj., n.
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| Noun | 1. |  noncompliance - the failure to obey insubordination, rebelliousness - an insubordinate act contempt - a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body contumacy - willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court abidance, compliance, conformity, conformation - acting according to certain accepted standards; "their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices" |
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noncompliance
nounThe condition or practice of not obeying:
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