nonconformity

non·con·form·i·ty  (nnkn-fôrm-t)

n. pl. non·con·form·i·ties

1.

a. Refusal or failure to conform to accepted standards, conventions, rules, or laws.

b. An instance of this: a measure aimed at reducing nonconformities to the housing code.

2. often Nonconformity Refusal to accept or conform to the doctrines, usage, or polity of the Church of England.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nonconformity - lack of harmony or correspondence disagreement - the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing
	2.	nonconformity - a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs nonconformance, nonconformism heresy, heterodoxy, unorthodoxy - any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position conformism, conformity - orthodoxy in thoughts and belief
	3.	nonconformity - unorthodoxy as a consequence of not conforming to expected standards or values heterodoxy, unorthodoxy - the quality of being unorthodox
	4.	nonconformity - failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior nonconformance failure - an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test" nonobservance - a lack of conformity with law or custom or practice etc. abidance, compliance, conformity, conformation - acting according to certain accepted standards; "their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices"