noncompliance

as in protest
formal the condition of not having or doing something that is officially required The town has increased the fine for noncompliance to $100.

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Recent Examples of noncompliance Plus, several factors, including noncompliance and consumers' behavioral changes, could reduce the amount of tariff revenue collected. Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025 San Jose has issued 166 citations for noncompliance with cart plans, totaling nearly $39,000, since the 2023-2024 fiscal year, according to Rachel Roberts, deputy director of code enforcement. Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025 That’s because voting is compulsory in Australia, with the threat of a fine for noncompliance, and turnout typically exceeds 90 percent. Victoria Kim, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2025 It was also removed from app stores that faced fines of $5,000 per violation for noncompliance. Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 23 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for noncompliance
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Noun
  • The singer recently dumped her Tesla in protest of the company’s owner, Elon Musk.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
  • There have been some games recently that were dominated by protest chants, but this was not one of them.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Lift some weights The most effective resistance exercises for building lean muscle and losing fat are those that require multiple joints in the body to work together, according to the nonprofit American Council on Exercise.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
  • The material is lightweight and airy for warm spring days, with a bit of stretch and wrinkle resistance.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • That kind of aspirational-prediction dynamic is informing Trump’s disobedience of congressional statutes that limit his control over the executive branch.
    Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2025
  • These laws sought to punish the people of Massachusetts for their disobedience during the Boston Tea Party by suspending civil government and trial by jury, among other things.
    Lawrence B.A. Hatter / Made by History, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • His nomination to become the nation’s 26th Health and Human Services Secretary was met with considerable objection from the medical community.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Multiple speakers were also allowed to accuse Israel of carrying out a genocide, also with no objection from Lauber.
    Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025

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“Noncompliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncompliance. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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