acquiescence
IPA: ækwiˈɛsʌns
noun
- 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.
- (law) Inaction, passivity, or neglect to take legal action when it is called for in order to assert, preserve, or safeguard a right, and which inaction implies the abandonment of said right.
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Examples of "acquiescence" in Sentences
- Overpayment was not acquiescence.
- I will not be bullied into acquiescence.
- This is not a Harry Potter acquiescence site.
- American acquiescence to these attacks on humanity is abhorrent.
- His silence was thus interpreted by the Israelis as acquiescence.
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