noncompliance

as in protest
formal the condition of not having or doing something that is officially required The town has increased the fine for noncompliance to $100.

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Recent Examples of noncompliance 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 How remote workers defy RTO mandates That noncompliance comes in different forms. Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025 Cleveland-Cliffs’ Burns Harbor facility, spent 11 quarters in noncompliance, according to findings. Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for noncompliance
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Noun
  • Since Wednesday, protests in support of Kimmel have emerged from New York City to California, including Hollywood and Burbank, where Walt Disney Studios is located.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Eisner is one of many industry members who have spoken out in protest over the decision.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This wasn’t like some of those recent Anfield derby matches when Everton defended well for long periods before their resistance was finally broken.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
  • As part of that resistance effort, the California governor signed a bill into law over the weekend that bans most federal, local, and out-of-state law enforcement officers from wearing face coverings.
    Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Moja Rowa Colorful disobedience is how Moja Rowa cofounders Yelena Mojarova and Edward Benedikt Sittler characterize their creative spirit and brand ethos.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The ladies move closer to God through acts of disobedience, debauchery, and disgrace; by visiting seedy places and commingling with the disreputable.
    Nicole Flattery, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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  • Nearly two weeks after his arrest, Molina-Calderon filed, through his attorneys, an objection to the release of an affidavit in support of his arrest, according to a Johnson County court document.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Sutter County’s objections to the Upper Westside project are similar to those of the Grandpark Trails and Grandpark Southwest plans, both of which are in earlier approval stages and have yet to stir as much public controversy.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2025

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“Noncompliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncompliance. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.

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