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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For instance, if the financial statement audits are already adequately reviewing the tax financial statement disclosures, then perhaps the IRS can utilize that information already available to deter tax noncompliance.
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Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
The strikes took place just one day after the IAEA Board of Governors — the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog — passed a resolution declaring Iran in noncompliance with its nuclear safeguards obligations for the first time in nearly 20 years.
—Natasha Turak, CNBC, 13 June 2025
Squeezing North Korea’s economy—as the Obama, first Trump, and Biden administrations tried to do—has been made impossible by Russia’s and China’s noncompliance with international sanctions.
—Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2025
That program has specific rules around when certifications can be revoked, and noncompliance with the president’s political agenda is not one of them.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 May 2025
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Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
The strikes took place just one day after the IAEA Board of Governors — the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog — passed a resolution declaring Iran in noncompliance with its nuclear safeguards obligations for the first time in nearly 20 years.
—Natasha Turak, CNBC, 13 June 2025
Squeezing North Korea’s economy—as the Obama, first Trump, and Biden administrations tried to do—has been made impossible by Russia’s and China’s noncompliance with international sanctions.
—Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2025
That program has specific rules around when certifications can be revoked, and noncompliance with the president’s political agenda is not one of them.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 May 2025
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“Noncompliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noncompliance. Accessed 2 Jul. 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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