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noncompliance

[ non-kuh m-plahy-uh ns ]

/ ˌnɒn kəmˈplaɪ əns /

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noun

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

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

noncommunicant, noncommunicating hydrocephalus, noncommunist, noncompetitive, noncompetitive inhibition, noncompliance, nonconcurrence, noncondensing engine, nonconductor, nonconformance, nonconformist

Example sentences from the Web for noncompliance

Oregon led the country with over seven percent of its Kindergarteners citing a non-medical reason for their noncompliance.

Mississippi: Last In Everything, First In Vaccinations |Brandy Zadrozny |October 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The list is unending, and each case involves police mistaking disability for noncompliance.

Police Brutality's Hidden Victims: The Disabled |Elizabeth Heideman |September 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon recently released a report that painted a sorry picture of noncompliance.

Assad Expels Aid Groups as Syria Starves |Emma Beals |May 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A quick detailing of the penalties for noncompliance as well as exceptions can be found here.

Five Things You Need to Know About the Health-Care Exchange Rollout |William O’Connor |October 1, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

CVS is one such business that will begin requiring this information, with a penalty fee of $50 per month for noncompliance.

CVS Wants Workers' Weight, Body Fat and Glucose Levels |Ilana Glazer |March 22, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The reason given for noncompliance with this request in both cases was a lack of funds.

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents |Grover Cleveland
She positively refused, but Captain Mayo says that in case of noncompliance we will all have to leave the city at once.

Life in the Confederate Army |Arthur Peronneau Ford

British Dictionary definitions for noncompliance

noncompliance

/ (ˌnɒnkəmˈplaɪəns) /

noun

the act or state of not complying