Meaning & use
adherence
The act of following or sticking to a rule, agreement, or practice.
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The clinic monitors patients' adherence to their prescribed medication schedule.
Strict adherence to the building code kept the structure safe during the earthquake.
A note on using this word
Usually followed by "to," as in "adherence to the rules," and common in medical, legal, and regulatory writing.
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