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NONCOMPLIANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The failure to obey
Synonyms:
disobedience; noncompliance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("noncompliance" is a kind of...):
insubordination; rebelliousness (an insubordinate act)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "noncompliance"):
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)
Antonym:
compliance (acting according to certain accepted standards)
Derivation:
noncompliant (boldly resisting authority or an opposing force)
