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compliant
adjective /kəmˈplɑɪ.ənt/Definition
› formal willing to do what other people want you to do: a compliant childObedient and compliantObeying and breaking the law › used to describe something that obeys a particular rule or law: The company expects to be reclassified soon as its factories are fully compliant with the Federal Clean Air Act.Obeying and breaking the lawObedient and compliantDisobedientBad and wrong behaviour
(Definition of compliant adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -breaker suffix (NOT OBEY)
- abide by sth phrasal verb
- adhere to sth phrasal verb
- afoul adverb
- aid verb
- breach noun (BROKEN PROMISE/RULE)
- breach verb (BREAK PROMISE/RULE)
- commission noun (CRIME)
- conform to/with sth phrasal verb
- disobey verb
- enforce verb
- fall foul of sth idiom
- infraction noun
- infringement noun
- law-abiding adjective
- observance noun
- on the right/wrong side of the law idiom
- respect verb (HONOUR)
- shalt modal verb
- violate verb
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