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compliance
noun
willingness
to
obey
rules
or
requests
•
The
children
showed
perfect
compliance
and
put
away
their
toys
when
asked
.
The
children
showed
perfect
compliance
and
put
away
their
toys
when
asked
.
•
Airline
passengers
are
reminded
that
compliance
with
safety
instructions
is
required
before
take-off
.
Airline
passengers
are
reminded
that
compliance
with
safety
instructions
is
required
before
take-off
.
from
Latin
‘
complere
’
meaning
‘
to
fill
up
’
+
English
noun
suffix
‘
-ance
’
noun
the
act
of
following
laws
,
regulations
,
or
standards
,
especially
in
business
or
government
•
The
company
hired
a
specialist
to
ensure
compliance
with
environmental
regulations
.
The
company
hired
a
specialist
to
ensure
compliance
with
environmental
regulations
.
•
Failure
to
maintain
tax
compliance
can
lead
to
heavy
fines
.
Failure
to
maintain
tax
compliance
can
lead
to
heavy
fines
.
extension
of
the
general
meaning
to
legal
and
business
contexts
in
the
20th
century
noun
the
degree
to
which
a
patient
correctly
follows
medical
advice
or
a
treatment
plan
•
High
compliance
with
the
medication
schedule
reduced
the
risk
of
infection
.
High
compliance
with
the
medication
schedule
reduced
the
risk
of
infection
.
•
Doctors
track
compliance
to
see
whether
lifestyle
changes
are
working
.
Doctors
track
compliance
to
see
whether
lifestyle
changes
are
working
.
adapted
in
medical
literature
from
the
general
term
in
the
late
20th
century
noun
the
ease
with
which
a
material
or
structure
bends
or
stretches
when
a
force
is
applied
,
measured
as
the
opposite
of
stiffness
•
Rubber
has
high
compliance
,
allowing
it
to
absorb
shocks
.
Rubber
has
high
compliance
,
allowing
it
to
absorb
shocks
.
•
Designers
reduced
the
bridge
’
s
compliance
to
prevent
vibrations
in
strong
winds
.
Designers
reduced
the
bridge
’
s
compliance
to
prevent
vibrations
in
strong
winds
.
specialised
technical
sense
developed
from
the
general
idea
of
‘
yielding
’
in
the
19th
century
