compliance
n.
submission, obedience, acquiescence; conformance
Compliance
compliance
Noun
1. acting according to certain accepted standards
(synonym) conformity, conformation, abidance
(antonym) disobedience, noncompliance
(hypernym) cooperation
(hyponym) formality
(derivation) comply, follow, abide by
2. happy friendly agreement
(hypernym) agreement
3. a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
(synonym) complaisance, compliancy, obligingness, deference
(hypernym) agreeableness, agreeability
4. the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another
(synonym) submission
(hypernym) group action
(hyponym) obedience, obeisance
Compliance
(n.)
The act of complying; a yielding; as to a desire, demand, or proposal; concession; submission.
(n.)
A disposition to yield to others; complaisance.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Compliance
The state of an organization that meets prescribed specifications, contract terms, regulations or standards.