Compliance vs. Acquiescence

Compliancenoun

An act of complying.

Acquiescencenoun

A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content; - distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.

Compliancenoun

(uncountable) The state of being compliant.

Acquiescencenoun

(legal) Submission to an injury by the party injured, or tacit concurrence in the action of another.

Compliancenoun

(uncountable) The tendency of conforming with or agreeing to the wishes of others.

Acquiescencenoun

A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content; - distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.

Compliancenoun

(mechanics) A measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure; its flexibility

Acquiescencenoun

Submission to an injury by the party injured.

Compliancenoun

(medicine) The accuracy with which a patient follows an agreed treatment plan

Acquiescencenoun

acceptance without protest

Compliancenoun

The department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with.

Acquiescencenoun

agreement with a statement or proposal to do something;

‘he gave his assent eagerly’; ‘a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly’;

Compliancenoun

The act of complying; a yielding; as to a desire, demand, or proposal; concession; submission.

‘What compliances will remove dissension?’; ‘Ready compliance with the wishes of his people.’;

Acquiescence

In law, acquiescence occurs when a person knowingly stands by without raising any objection to the infringement of his or her rights, while someone else unknowingly and without malice aforethought acts in a manner inconsistent with their rights. As a result of acquiescence, the person whose rights are infringed may lose the ability to make a legal claim against the infringer, or may be unable to obtain an injunction against continued infringement.

Compliancenoun

A disposition to yield to others; complaisance.

‘A man of few words and of great compliance.’;

Compliancenoun

acting according to certain accepted standards

Compliancenoun

happy friendly agreement

Compliancenoun

a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others

Compliancenoun

the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another

Compliancenoun

the action or fact of complying with a wish or command

‘the ways in which the state maintains order and compliance’;

Compliancenoun

excessive acquiescence

‘the appalling compliance with government views shown by the commission’;

Compliancenoun

the state or fact of according with or meeting rules or standards

‘all imports of timber are in compliance with regulations’; ‘this paper estimates the compliance costs of such a policy change’;

Compliancenoun

the property of a material of undergoing elastic deformation or (of a gas) change in volume when subjected to an applied force. It is equal to the reciprocal of stiffness.

Compliancenoun

the ability of an organ to distend in response to applied pressure.