as in protest
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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
Democrats have said her failure to appear for that deposition constituted noncompliance with the subpoena.
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Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 29 May 2026
The fines for noncompliance are rounding errors.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
Legal experts warn that government noncompliance threatens respect for the rule of law.
—Sudhin Thanawala, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
Critics say the higher courts are excusing noncompliance In March, a federal appeals court ruled Sykes, the judge in California, had likely exceeded her authority in requiring bond hearings nationwide and blocked her February decision.
—Sudhin Thanawala, Fortune, 2 May 2026
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Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 29 May 2026
The fines for noncompliance are rounding errors.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
Legal experts warn that government noncompliance threatens respect for the rule of law.
—Sudhin Thanawala, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
Critics say the higher courts are excusing noncompliance In March, a federal appeals court ruled Sykes, the judge in California, had likely exceeded her authority in requiring bond hearings nationwide and blocked her February decision.
—Sudhin Thanawala, Fortune, 2 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncompliance
Noun
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Prosecutors said a tattoo visible on the individual's forearm matched a tattoo seen on the suspect during the June 14 protest.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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The striped abstract paintings throughout the installation are based on polo shirts worn by Cuban state security agents who blend into crowds during protests, while gladiolus flowers reference the Ladies in White dissident movement.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Start sitting tall with your legs extended and a resistance band around your feet.—
RikkiLynn Shields Hannigan,
Health,
11 Dec. 2025
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In response, two Afghan women wearing burqas to hide their identities post videos of themselves singing poetry as an act of resistance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Dec. 2025
Noun
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He was also booked on fresh charges of felony vandalism, battery against a former dating partner and willful disobedience of a court order.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2026
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On Wednesday, dissident artists Pussy Riot stormed the Russian pavilion while waving Ukrainian flags and calling for disobedience.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Referees did not blow the whistle for a foul on the play, despite forceful objections from the Knicks bench.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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Thanks to more than 200 years of intense and virtuoso scientific work, what were once valid or at least plausible concerns and objections to vaccines have been overcome.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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“Noncompliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncompliance. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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