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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As public schools across the United States face heightened censorship and the threat of funding losses for noncompliance, school yearbooks remind us that there is nothing new about political censorship in schools.
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Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
Both laws will impose criminal penalties on federal law enforcement officers for noncompliance in some cases.
—Nidia Cavazos, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
France pushed to speed up the implementation of import fees, arguing that the flood of goods was overwhelming customs systems, resulting in undervaluation of products and widespread noncompliance with European safety rules.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025
This occurs when noncompliance by providers, suppliers or laboratories has placed the health and safety of recipients in its care at risk for serious injury, serious harm, serious impairment or death.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
Both laws will impose criminal penalties on federal law enforcement officers for noncompliance in some cases.
—Nidia Cavazos, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
France pushed to speed up the implementation of import fees, arguing that the flood of goods was overwhelming customs systems, resulting in undervaluation of products and widespread noncompliance with European safety rules.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025
This occurs when noncompliance by providers, suppliers or laboratories has placed the health and safety of recipients in its care at risk for serious injury, serious harm, serious impairment or death.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Noncompliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noncompliance. Accessed 27 Nov. 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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