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 other three districts are said to be in noncompliance with both. —Madeline King, Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2025

The president followed that up in July with his tax and spending bill that eliminated penalties for noncompliance with federal fuel-economy rules. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025

The Office of the Ombudsman will handle complaints of noncompliance with both SB 37 and the 2023 DEI ban. —Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025

Florida’s investigation alleges hospital noncompliance is also deception. —Cynthia A Fisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 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