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

noncompliant

ˌnän-kəm-ˈplī-ənt 

adjective

noncompliant patients

a noncompliant facility

Examples of noncompliance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Federal law allows the USDA to withhold some of the money states receive for administering SNAP if there's a pattern of noncompliance with certain federal regulations. —CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025

This revision avoids the prospect of contempt proceedings for individual erroneous arrests, bolstered by plaintiffs' inclusion of a requirement that parties meet and confer regarding any alleged noncompliance prior to initiating contempt proceedings. —New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025

Unfortunately, this is an area where there has been substantial fraud and noncompliance. —Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025

An attorney for the hotel claims it is being targeted by the city, while officials cite a history of noncompliance and safety concerns. —Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1648, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for noncompliance

• geoscience
• neuroscience
• pseudoscience
• appliance
• compliance
• defiance
• reliance
• science

Medical Definition

noncompliance

noun

non·​com·​pli·​ance -kəm-ˈplī-ən(t)s 

: failure or refusal to comply (as in the taking of prescribed medication)

noncompliant

-ənt 

adjective