compliance

Plural: compliances

Noun

• acting according to certain accepted standards
• a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
• the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another
• An act of complying.
• The state of being compliant.
• The tendency of conforming with or agreeing to the wishes of others.
• A measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure; its flexibility
• The accuracy with which a patient follows an agreed treatment plan
• The department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with.

Synonyms

abidance, complaisance, compliancy, conformation, conformity, deference, obligingness, submission

Antonyms

noncompliance, nonconformity, non-compliance, violation

Related Words

compliant, conformance