overcompliance

noun

over·​com·​pli·​ance ˌō-vər-kəm-ˈplī-ən(t)s 

: compliance beyond what is strictly necessary or required

overcompliance with industry standards

Indeed, there was even substantial overcompliance. By 1995, actual emissions were a whopping 40 percent below the allowable levels of 8.7 million tons.

—Don Munton

Word History

First Known Use

1749, in the meaning defined above