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| abide by |
to comply with; agree to. |
| acquiesce |
to agree silently or without protest; comply; consent. |
| activation code |
a set of characters, consisting of numbers, letters, characters, or a combination of these, that is sent by a website to a user's email so that the website can verify the user's email address and comply with the user's request to begin a new service or change personal information. Once received, the user enters the code into the provided box on the website so that fulfillment of the user's request can begin. |
| assent |
to give in; concede; comply (often fol. by "to" or infinitive). [1/3 definitions] |
| carry out |
to comply with; obey; follow. [1/3 definitions] |
| civil disobedience |
the intentional, nonviolent refusal to comply with a government law or requirement, in order to try to influence the government to change some law, policy, or the like. |
| compliant |
willing to comply; accommodating. |
| hold out |
to refuse to comply until conditions are more favorable (usu. fol. by "for"). [1/3 definitions] |
| noncompliance |
failure or refusal to comply, as with a regulation. |
| observant |
careful to comply with a law, tradition, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| respect |
to comply with, or to accept as justified or having value. [1/8 definitions] |
| sanction |
an action taken by one or more nations and designed to force another nation to comply with a legal, ethical, or moral code. [1/8 definitions] |
| uncooperative |
not willing to work with others or comply with external demands, esp. reasonable demands. |
| wilco |
used to indicate that a radio message will be complied with (acronym for "will comply"). |
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