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

Conversely, tax noncompliance could be the death knell undermining an otherwise strong application. —Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025

Officials from Princeton City Schools, which is the subject of the video, deny any noncompliance with the laws. —David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025

Fewer people have been viewing — and paying for — their content, and creators and studios have also had to pay for age-checking software and contend with the potential for massive fines for noncompliance. —Jasmine Mithani, Them., 3 Sep. 2025

Special measures would be needed to deter noncompliance, including the right of parties to the agreement to suspend sanctions relief and other benefits to a noncompliant party. —Robert J. Einhorn, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 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