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
The building had multiple issues, including a broken air conditioner, peeling paint, and noncompliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (people in wheelchairs are carried up the church’s steps).
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Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 June 2026
The latter might be initiated if a research institute is receiving large amounts of HHS funding to conduct studies with thousands or tens of thousands of participants but has reported very few instances of noncompliance.
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Megan Molteni,
STAT,
5 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
See All Example Sentences for noncompliance
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 June 2026
The latter might be initiated if a research institute is receiving large amounts of HHS funding to conduct studies with thousands or tens of thousands of participants but has reported very few instances of noncompliance.
—
Megan Molteni,
STAT,
5 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
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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For individuals 18 and older, courts generally must approve a qualifying name change within six weeks without holding a hearing or allowing formal objections.
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Much of the objection to using the term comes from Israel's ongoing attacks in Lebanon and Gaza despite ceasefires.
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“Noncompliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncompliance. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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