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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Compliance

/kəm-plī'-əns/ · Com·pli·ance · IPA /kəmˈplaɪ.əns/
01 n. The act of complying; a yielding; as to a desire, demand, or proposal; concession; submission.
  1. 1.
    The act of complying; a yielding; as to a desire, demand, or proposal; concession; submission.
    “What compliances will remove dissension?” Swift.
    “Ready compliance with the wishes of his people.” Macaulay.
  2. 2.
    A disposition to yield to others; complaisance.
    “A man of few words and of great compliance.” Clarendon.