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com·pli·ance  (km-plns)
n.
1.
a. The act of complying with a wish, request, or demand; acquiescence.
b. Medicine Willingness to follow a prescribed course of treatment.
2. A disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others.
3.
a. Extension or displacement of a loaded structure per unit load.
b. Flexibility.

compliance [kəmˈplaɪəns], compliancy
n
1. the act of complying; acquiescence
2. a disposition to yield to or comply with others
3. (Physics / General Physics) a measure of the ability of a mechanical system to respond to an applied vibrating force, expressed as the reciprocal of the system's stiffness. Symbol C
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.compliance - acting according to certain accepted standards; "their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices"
cooperation - joint operation or action; "their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission"
formality - compliance with formal rules; "courtroom formality"
line - acting in conformity; "in line with"; "he got out of line"; "toe the line"
honoring, observance - conformity with law or custom or practice etc.
keeping - conformity or harmony; "his behavior was not in keeping with the occasion"
disobedience, noncompliance - the failure to obey
2.compliance - a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
agreeability, agreeableness - a temperamental disposition to be agreeable
3.compliance - the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another
group action - action taken by a group of people
obedience, obeisance - the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
prostration - abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body

compliance
noun
1. conformity, agreement, obedience, assent, observance, concurrence The company says it is in full compliance with US labor laws.
conformity defiance, disobedience, non-compliance, non-nonconformity
Translations
compliance [kəmˈplaɪəns] N (with rules etc) → conformidad f; (= submissiveness) → sumisión f (with a) in compliance withconforme a, en conformidad con

compliance [kəmˈplaɪəns] n
(= agreement, conformity) → conformité f
compliance with sth [+ law, treaty, agreement] → respect de qch
in compliance with sth → en conformité avec qch, conformément à qch
(= submission) → docilité f

compliance
nEinverständnis nt; (with rules etc) → Einhalten nt (→ with +gen); (= submissiveness)Willfährigkeit f (geh), → Fügsamkeit f; in compliance with the law/our wishes etcdem Gesetz/unseren Wünschen etc gemäß

compliance [kəmˈplaɪəns] n
a. (with rules, orders, wishes) in compliance within conformità con
b. (submissiveness) → arrendevolezza, acquiescenza

compliance [kəmˈplaɪəns] n
a. (with rules, orders, wishes) in compliance within conformità con
b. (submissiveness) → arrendevolezza, acquiescenza

compliance, compliant comply


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