noncompliance

Examples

• All

• School psychologists may provide services to parents to deal with child noncompliance through a mediator-based service model.

  Academic text (1994)

• Title X provides for significant penalties for noncompliance with its disclosure requirements.

  Academic text (1995)

• Any student in noncompliance will be expelled.

  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

• The model's specific and primary goal is to estimate the economic benefits gained through noncompliance with environmental regulations.

  Academic text (1994)

• Nevertheless, the tide against tax noncompliance may finally be turning.

  Academic text (2017)

• Courts have yet to employ moratoriums in situations where widespread noncompliance is due to a lack of funds.

  Academic text (1992)

• The mechanism had to be capable of punishing noncompliance and rewarding compliance.

  Academic text (2017)

• In spite of the promulgation of new agency-wide guidelines, examples of EPA noncompliance with RFA requirements still exist.

  Academic text (1995)

• Noncompliance with the new policy will result in disciplinary action for employees.

• Their noncompliance with the court order led to a loss of legal privileges.

Synonyms

V

violation

vsnoncompliance

418 4.1

Breaking a law, rule, agreement, or someone's rights

describes failure or refusal even when no clear breaking action occurred

D

disobedience

vsnoncompliance

55 4.2

Refusing to obey rules or people in charge

includes the same idea but also covers not following informal requests

I

insubordination

vsnoncompliance

38 8.5

Refusing to obey orders or respect a person in charge

describes refusal without the necessary defiance or disrespectful attitude

D

dereliction

vsnoncompliance

• Formal

16 8.4

Not doing a duty you must do

focuses on refusing or not following orders rather than general duty neglect

C

contravention

vsnoncompliance

• Formal

4 8.9

An action that breaks a law or rule

also covers refusal that may not involve a direct prohibited action

N

nonconformity

vsnoncompliance

2 7.7

Not following accepted social and religious rules

relates more to rules, orders, and requests rather than social choices

N

nonadherence

vsnoncompliance

• Specialized

1 8.6

Not following a rule, instruction, or prescribed medicine

is used more generally for refusal of orders and simple requests

N

nonobservation

vsnoncompliance

• Formal

8.9

The failure to obey a rule or law

covers failing or refusing broader orders and informal requests

N

nonobservance

vsnoncompliance

8.5

Not following a law, rule, or custom

focuses on refusal or failure toward official orders and direct requests

N

nonconformance

vsnoncompliance

• Specialized

8.1

Failure to follow accepted rules, standards, or requirements

applies more to refusal or failure toward direct orders or requests

C

contumacy

vsnoncompliance

• Formal

9.9

Refusing to obey authority, especially a court order

covers refusal more generally, not only stubborn or legally defiant cases

D

disconformity

vsnoncompliance

9.0

Not following usual rules or accepted practices

focuses on actual refusal or failure to follow specific orders or requests

U

unconformity

vsnoncompliance

9.3

A way of behaving that does not follow accepted customs or usual standards

often implies active refusal or failure toward explicit orders and requests

I

inconformity

vsnoncompliance

9.4

When something does not agree with rules or expectations

is specifically about refusing or failing to follow rules or direct orders

Antonyms

C

compliance

171 5.0

Obeying rules or orders from people in charge

How Compliant

conformant

• Specialized

1 6.4

compliance

171 5.0

noncompliance

7 7.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology