Definition of compliance Compliance

/kʌmplajˈʌns/ - [kumplayuns] - com•pli•ance

We found 14 definitions of compliance from 6 different sources.

What does compliance mean?

Noun
compliance - acting according to certain accepted standards; "their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices"
		conformity, conformation, abidance
		noncompliance, disobedience the failure to obey
		nonconformance, nonconformity failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior
		cooperation the practice of cooperating; "economic cooperation"; "they agreed on a policy of cooperation"
		formality compliance with formal rules; "courtroom formality"
		line acting in conformity; "in line with"; "he got out of line"; "toe the line"
		honoring, observance conformity with law or custom or practice etc.
compliance - a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
		complaisance, compliancy, obligingness, deference
		agreeability, agreeableness a temperamental disposition to be agreeable
compliance - the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another
		submission
		group action action taken by a group of people
		obeisance, obedience behavior intended to please your parents; "their children were never very strong on obedience"; "he went to law school out of respect for his father's wishes"

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compliance (Noun)
An act of complying.
compliance (Noun)
The state of being compliant.
compliance (Noun)
The tendency of conforming with or agreeing to the wishes of others.
compliance (Noun)
A measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure; its flexibility.
compliance (Noun)
The accuracy with which a patient follows an agreed treatment plan.
compliance (Noun)
The department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with.

compliance (n.)
The act of complying; a yielding; as to a desire, demand, or proposal; concession; submission.
compliance (n.)
A disposition to yield to others; complaisance.

compliance
kom-plī′ans, n. a yielding: agreement: complaisance: assent: submission (in bad sense).—adj. Complī′able, disposed to comply.—n. Complī′ancy, compliance.—adj. Complī′ant, yielding: pliant: civil.—adv. Complī′antly.—In compliance with, in agreement with. [See Comply.]