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 Institute also noted this in their analysis, stating that Hargett’s suggestion that funding may be impacted by noncompliance is unenforceable, as the funding is statutorily required to be sent by Congress every year under the Museum and Library Services Act.
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Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Dec. 2025
By the end of the month, the state had been referred to the Department of Justice after noncompliance.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
As a last blow to their bottom line, the couple said they were recently served a lawsuit over alleged noncompliance with disability access to the restaurant.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
So Moreno’s idea that the government can strip someone’s citizenship away for noncompliance with a new law is likely unconstitutional.
—Raul A. Reyes, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
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Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Dec. 2025
By the end of the month, the state had been referred to the Department of Justice after noncompliance.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
As a last blow to their bottom line, the couple said they were recently served a lawsuit over alleged noncompliance with disability access to the restaurant.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
So Moreno’s idea that the government can strip someone’s citizenship away for noncompliance with a new law is likely unconstitutional.
—Raul A. Reyes, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for noncompliance
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“Noncompliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noncompliance. Accessed 31 Dec. 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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