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Acquiescence

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Noun
  1. 1
    A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent consent, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction. countable, uncountable

    "reluctant acquiescence"

  2. 2
    agreement with a statement or proposal to do something wordnet
  3. 3
    Inaction, passivity, or neglect to take legal action when it is called for in order to assert, preserve, or safeguard a right, and which inaction implies the abandonment of said right. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    acceptance without protest wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from French acquiescence.

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