noncompliance
noun
non·com·pli·ance
ˌnän-kəm-ˈplī-ən(t)s 
: failure or refusal to comply with something (such as a rule or regulation) : a state of not being in compliance
terminated for noncompliance
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The administration sued Maine’s education department for alleged noncompliance with a federal push to bar transgender athletes in girls’ sports.
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
In a final warning letter sent to the state on March 31, the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights gave the Maine Department of Education until April 11 to sign the resolution agreement before moving forward with the consequences for noncompliance.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2025
But Trump has now accumulated enough power — and is willing enough to abuse that power — to impose consequences for noncompliance with the official narrative.
—Patrick Reis, Vox, 10 Apr. 2025
As the Valley Transportation Authority strike entered its second week Monday, a Santa Clara County judge temporarily denied the agency’s request for an injunction due to noncompliance with court rules as negotiations between the two sides over the weekend yielded no movement toward a new contract.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
In a final warning letter sent to the state on March 31, the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights gave the Maine Department of Education until April 11 to sign the resolution agreement before moving forward with the consequences for noncompliance.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2025
But Trump has now accumulated enough power — and is willing enough to abuse that power — to impose consequences for noncompliance with the official narrative.
—Patrick Reis, Vox, 10 Apr. 2025
As the Valley Transportation Authority strike entered its second week Monday, a Santa Clara County judge temporarily denied the agency’s request for an injunction due to noncompliance with court rules as negotiations between the two sides over the weekend yielded no movement toward a new contract.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Noncompliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noncompliance. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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noncompliance
noun
non·com·pli·ance
-kəm-ˈplī-ən(t)s
: failure or refusal to comply (as in the taking of prescribed medication)
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