as in protest
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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
Peace officers can issue a notice of autonomous vehicle noncompliance for a vehicle code violation or local traffic ordinance violation when autonomous technology is engaged.
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David Roberts,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Democrats have said her failure to appear for that deposition constituted noncompliance with the subpoena.
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Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
The fines for noncompliance are rounding errors.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
In 15 of the 31 lawsuits the AP reviewed, an appellate court or the Supreme Court either allowed the administration’s underlying policy, limited the district court’s efforts to correct or punish the noncompliance, or both.
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Sudhin Thanawala,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for noncompliance
David Roberts,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Democrats have said her failure to appear for that deposition constituted noncompliance with the subpoena.
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Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
The fines for noncompliance are rounding errors.
—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
In 15 of the 31 lawsuits the AP reviewed, an appellate court or the Supreme Court either allowed the administration’s underlying policy, limited the district court’s efforts to correct or punish the noncompliance, or both.
—
Sudhin Thanawala,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for noncompliance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncompliance
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Her death sparked weeks of protests nationwide, calling for an end to an increase in immigration enforcement actions.
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That month, a protest was held outside a classroom in Sweeney Hall where a guest lecturer, Jeffrey Blutinger, was speaking about the war.
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Superconductors can carry electricity with zero resistance, but only at extremely low temperatures.
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What looked like resistance was often a different institutional instinct at work.
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Daemon chastising Ulf and Hugh over their disobedience, sowing the seeds of their discontent.
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The Catholic Church teaches that all other people are conceived with original sin as a result of Adam and Eve’s disobedience to God in the Garden of Eden.
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When New England became a stop on major international trade routes, the multicultural floodgates opened and Puritan objections to things like fashion, elaborate design, lavish displays of wealth and other things deemed excessive were being continually, casually challenged.
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On Tuesday, the ELPC and other environmental groups sued the EPA over its slow response to objections to the Gary permit.
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“Noncompliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncompliance. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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