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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncompliance
Noun
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Newsom has been challenging Trump’s deployment of the National Guard amid protests over ICE raids.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
11 July 2025
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At the time, widespread protests were underway in L.A. over the immigration raids.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
Noun
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This reduces side effects and lowers the risk of antibiotic resistance.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 July 2025
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Even if bitcoin is running into resistance at the $100,000-$110,000 level, other bets in the crypto market have taken off, including the digital assets infrastructure providers, such as Coinbase, which rose by 40% in June, its best month since last November.—
Afshan Musani,
CNBC,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Misbehaviors tagged as disobedience affect Black students disproportionately and are the justification in a third of all suspension and expulsions.—
Meredith Kolodner,
USA TODAY,
1 Apr. 2024
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Will the Ruska Roma turn on one of its own for disobedience?—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 June 2025
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His objection automatically ended debate, per Council rules, and led Council President Ruthzee Louijeune, who spoke favorably of the resolution, to send it to the Committee on Civil Rights, Immigrant Advancement and Racial Equity.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
10 July 2025
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Combs' legal team proposed probation officials provide a pre-sentence investigation report by August 29, with objections filed by his attorneys by September 5.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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“Noncompliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncompliance. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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