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   compliance

   /kəmˈplʌɪəns/

   noun

   • 1. the action or fact of complying with a wish or command: "the ways in which the state maintains order and compliance"
   • ▪ excessive acquiescence: "the appalling compliance with government views shown by the commission" Similar acquiescenceagreementassentconsentconcessionconcurrenceacceptancecomplaisancetractabilitymalleabilitybiddablenesspliabilitydocilitymeeknesssubmissivenesssubmissionpassivityOpposite defiance
   • ▪ the state or fact of according with or meeting rules or standards: "all imports of timber are in compliance with regulations" Similar obedience toaccordance withobservance ofobservation ofadherence toconformity torespect forarchaic:abidance byOpposite violationinfringement
   • 2. the property of a material of undergoing elastic deformation or (of a gas) change in volume when subjected to an applied force. It is equal to the reciprocal of stiffness.
   • ▪ the ability of an organ to distend in response to applied pressure.

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