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 consequences of noncompliance could be severe, and the county could potentially lose all state funding for the upcoming fiscal year.
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Later that day, the Trump Administration, in keeping with Boasberg’s final deadline to come clean about noncompliance with his earlier orders, invoked Article II and the state-secret privilege instead.
—Cristian Farias, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
Those calculations take into account the number of filers who have paid their balances or are owed refunds, those who have scheduled payments by the April 15 deadline, those who have taken extensions, and measurements of annual noncompliance.
—arkansasonline.com, 23 Mar. 2025
According to the city update, the building has serious functional issues, including outdated systems, infrastructure problems and noncompliance with safety and accessibility standards.
—Graydon Megan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Later that day, the Trump Administration, in keeping with Boasberg’s final deadline to come clean about noncompliance with his earlier orders, invoked Article II and the state-secret privilege instead.
—Cristian Farias, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
Those calculations take into account the number of filers who have paid their balances or are owed refunds, those who have scheduled payments by the April 15 deadline, those who have taken extensions, and measurements of annual noncompliance.
—arkansasonline.com, 23 Mar. 2025
According to the city update, the building has serious functional issues, including outdated systems, infrastructure problems and noncompliance with safety and accessibility standards.
—Graydon Megan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Noncompliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noncompliance. Accessed 5 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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