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 Clear Communication And Consequences Establish clear policies and consequences of noncompliance, including data retention guidelines, access controls and incident response protocols. Anshuman Kar, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 California enforces noncompliance by embargoing misbranded baby food products, issuing penalties, and suspending or revoking registrations and licenses. C. Michael White, The Conversation, 14 Feb. 2025 Fritz and his team, like coaches deep in a slump, tried to discern patterns of noncompliance. Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025 Plus, several factors, including noncompliance and consumers' behavioral changes, could reduce the amount of tariff revenue collected. Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for noncompliance
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Noun
  • Musk and Trump's efforts to reduce the federal workforce and cut government spending, have drawn both praise and protest.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Social practice art in Latin America existed mainly through the efforts of small, noncommercial, artist-run initiatives within the fractious context of political agitation and protest.
    Fabiola Iza, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Yes, but: The resistance efforts appeared to wear off last November, when Arizona swung back to support Trump after electing Joe Biden in 2020.
    Jessica Boehm, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Eating Greek yogurt after your resistance training sessions could maximize your muscle gains.
    Jillian Kubala, RD, Health, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • That kind of aspirational-prediction dynamic is informing Trump’s disobedience of congressional statutes that limit his control over the executive branch.
    Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2025
  • These laws sought to punish the people of Massachusetts for their disobedience during the Boston Tea Party by suspending civil government and trial by jury, among other things.
    Lawrence B.A. Hatter / Made by History, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Multiple speakers were also allowed to accuse Israel of carrying out a genocide, also with no objection from Lauber.
    Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
  • His nomination to become the nation’s 26th Health and Human Services Secretary was met with considerable objection from the medical community.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025

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“Noncompliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncompliance. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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