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

The labor secretary could suspend or revoke a registration for misrepresentations or noncompliance. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026

The diplomatic move has been under consideration since June 2025, when the IAEA board found Iran officially in noncompliance with its nonproliferation obligations because of Tehran's lack of cooperation in the investigation. — Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026

The diplomatic move has been under consideration since June 2025, when the IAEA board found Iran officially in noncompliance with its nonproliferation obligations because of Tehran’s lack of cooperation in the investigation. — Stephanie Liechtenstein, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Several of our clients, past and current, have reached out this year after receiving legal notices or facing lawsuits over cookie noncompliance, and it has not been limited to one type of organization. — Lesa Seibert, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1648, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for noncompliance

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