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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In addition to privacy concerns, the act also introduces penalties for noncompliance, including fines and potential imprisonment.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2024
Interpreting that as noncompliance, Paxton’s office filed a countersuit to shutter the shelter network.
—Alejandro Serrano, ProPublica, 3 July 2024
Almost half-a-billion dollars have already been recovered since the agency began sending out noncompliance letters in February.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 17 June 2024
Specifically, in 2021, 8.2% of American adults (ages 18 to 64) admitted to prescription medication noncompliance in the past 12 months in order to reduce associated costs.
—Jenifer M. Rodrigues, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2024
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2024
Interpreting that as noncompliance, Paxton’s office filed a countersuit to shutter the shelter network.
—Alejandro Serrano, ProPublica, 3 July 2024
Almost half-a-billion dollars have already been recovered since the agency began sending out noncompliance letters in February.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 17 June 2024
Specifically, in 2021, 8.2% of American adults (ages 18 to 64) admitted to prescription medication noncompliance in the past 12 months in order to reduce associated costs.
—Jenifer M. Rodrigues, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2024
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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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