Meaning & use

uncompliant

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Not obeying or conforming to rules, regulations, or requests.

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The factory was fined for being uncompliant with safety standards.

An uncompliant patient may ignore a doctor's prescribed treatment plan.

A note on using this word

Largely interchangeable with the more common 'noncompliant' in regulatory and medical contexts.

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compliantobedient

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