incompliant

adjective

in·​com·​pli·​ant ˌin-kəm-ˈplī-ənt How to pronounce incompliant (audio)
: not compliant or pliable

Examples of incompliant in a Sentence

a perpetually incompliant employee who seemed to think that the rules did not apply to him
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Financial regulators often use such orders to compel reforms at undercapitalized or incompliant banks. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1647, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of incompliant was in 1647

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“Incompliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incompliant. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.

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