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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Failure or refusal to comply. no-plural, obsolete

   "A compliance will discommend me to Mr. Coventry, and a discompliance to my Lord Chancellor."

Synonyms

All synonyms

unconformity

Example

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"A compliance will discommend me to Mr. Coventry, and a discompliance to my Lord Chancellor."

Etymology

From dis- + compliance.

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