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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After months of noncompliance with state law, a conservative Wisconsin legal advocacy organization has filed a lawsuit seeking a court order that would force Milwaukee Public Schools to put police officers back inside its buildings.
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Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024
Department personnel logged 69 instances of noncompliance with federal regulations at the plant from Aug. 1, 2023, through Aug. 2, 2024, according to documents CBS News obtained through federal Freedom of Information Act requests.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2024
Shuttle diplomacy has been most effective when it is accompanied by clear consequences for noncompliance.
—Andrew P. Miller, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2024
Compliance, for instance, is essential due to the potential risks and costs of noncompliance.
—Ryan Austin, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024
Department personnel logged 69 instances of noncompliance with federal regulations at the plant from Aug. 1, 2023, through Aug. 2, 2024, according to documents CBS News obtained through federal Freedom of Information Act requests.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2024
Shuttle diplomacy has been most effective when it is accompanied by clear consequences for noncompliance.
—Andrew P. Miller, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2024
Compliance, for instance, is essential due to the potential risks and costs of noncompliance.
—Ryan Austin, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for noncompliance
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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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