noncomplying
- adjective
- /nɒn.kəmˈplaɪ.ɪŋ/
:
no conforme
- The school issued warnings to noncomplying students who failed to follow the dress code.
- noncomplying state
Examples
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Authorities will take action against noncomplying organizations that do not adhere to safety regulations.
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Under Section 179, the EPA may sanction a noncomplying state within its discretion at any time following a finding of noncompliance and must sanction a noncomplying state eighteen months following such a finding.
Academic text (1996) -
The EPA now must seek the enforcement of these prior court orders by asking the courts to direct the noncomplying communities or states to appropriate and expend public funds, by a bond issue or tax levy.
Academic text (1992) -
Under Section 179, the EPA may sanction a noncomplying state within its discretion at any time following a finding of noncompliance and must sanction a noncomplying state eighteen months following such a finding.
Academic text (1996) -
But again, the federal government is more likely to offer consultation and technical assistance to states experiencing difficulties in compliance because it seems counterproductive to financially punish a noncomplying state (personal communication with N. Reatig, May 21, 1993).
Academic text (1994) -
Thus, to comply, companies will not have to raise prices to offset costs to the same extent as those who originally complied because the noncomplying company will possess greater financial resources to pay fines and install pollution control equipment—assuming the amount of profits that resulted from the increased market share is large enough to cover the costs of the fines.
Academic text (1994) -
Many businesses faced penalties for their noncomplying practices regarding environmental standards.
Synonyms
2
7.6
Not following rules or instructions
2
7.1
Not following usual customs or religious beliefs
Not following a required treatment, rule, or standard
How Compliant
45
1.0
31
5.1
247
3.5
11
4.0
43
4.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
noncomplying = complying (transparent) = non + comply + ing
The negative prefix 'non-' is directly attached to the participial form 'complying' to yield 'not complying', a straightforward negation.
Etymology
Noncomplying starts with non- ('not') and the part comply, which means 'to follow or bend to a rule'. So a noncomplying person or business is simply 'not following rules'.