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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Acquiescence

/ăkˌ-wē-ĕs'-əns/ · Ac·qui·es·cence · IPA /ˌæk.wiːˈɛs.əns/
01 n. A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content; -- distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and …
  1. 1.
    A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content; -- distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
  2. 2.
    Submission to an injury by the party injured.(Crim. Law)