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 All of the entities formed in the U.S., there will be no enforcement, no penalties for noncompliance. Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 If the investigation finds evidence of noncompliance, Paxton may pursue legal action against the city, which may result in civil penalties, fines or further legal action to enforce cooperation with ICE. Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025 Those standards have traditionally been seen as emissions goalposts for automakers, and there are fines for noncompliance. Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025 Trump has used his order regarding trans athletes in particular to threaten lawsuits and loss of funding for the University of Pennsylvania and multiple educational bodies across Maine for alleged noncompliance with his interpretation of Title IX civil rights law. Samantha Riedel, Them., 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for noncompliance
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Noun
  • Trump has particularly threatened universities over campus protests against U.S. ally Israel's devastating military assault on Gaza after a deadly October 2023 attack by Palestinian Hamas militants.
    Kanishka Singh, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • In December, a Riverside Unified School District board meeting drew national attention and massive opposing protests outside the meeting.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Chromium uses chemicals to preserve the animal's skin, and offers more water and heat resistance for the leather products it's applied to.
    Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Moto Watch Fit Features Explained The Motorola Watch Fit also has the 5ATM water resistance required to make use while swimming a reasonable idea.
    Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Alleging disobedience, among other claimed doctrinal infractions, the OCA excommunicated the Homyks and longtime parish council leader Rivera.
    Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Outright disobedience is exceedingly rare.
    Hurubie Meko, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Provide 7 realistic objections or reasons for apathy that typical customers might have.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
  • There has never been an objection to describing this highly brutal, murderous conduct in words, nor did anyone object to this office when such crime scene images were recently shown on a Netflix documentary.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2025

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“Noncompliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncompliance. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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