Thesaurus: compliance

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1. n. The act of complying; a yielding; as to a desire, demand, or proposal; concession; submission.
2. n. A disposition to yield to others; complaisance.
3. n. acting according to certain accepted standards
4. n. a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
5. n. the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another
6. 1. The act of complying; a yielding; as to a desire, demand, or proposal; concession; submission. What compliances will remove dissension Swift. Ready compliance with the wishes of his people. Macaulay. 2. A disposition to yield to others; complaisance. A man of few words and of great compliance. Clarendon. Syn. -- Concession; submission; consent; obedience; performance; execution; acqquiescence; assent.
7. n:100 n acting according to certain accepted standards n a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others n the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another