compliant

/kəmˈplaɪənt/ adjective

Definition

› used to describe someone or something that obeys particular rules or laws: compliant with sth The company expects to be reclassified as soon as its factories are fully compliant with the Federal Clean Air Act. → Compare non-compliant

(Definition of compliant adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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completion statement noun
complex adaptive system noun
compliance committee noun
compliance noun
compliance officer noun
compliant adjective
complimentary adjective
complimentary close noun
compliments noun
compliments slip noun
comply verb

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