compliance

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   An act of complying.

   strict compliance

2. 2
   noun

   The state of being compliant.

   The software ensures compliance with data protection laws.

3. 3
   noun

   The tendency of conforming with or agreeing to the wishes of others.

   His quick compliance with the order impressed the officer.

4. 4
   noun

   the act of submitting

5. 5
   noun

   acting according to certain accepted standards

6. 6
   noun

   a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others

7. 7
   noun

   A measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure; its flexibility

8. 8
   noun

   The accuracy with which a patient follows an agreed treatment plan

Etymology

From comply + -ance.