acquiescence
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French acquiescence.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editacquiescence (countable and uncountable, plural acquiescences)
- A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent consent, 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.
Quotations
edit- For quotations using this term, see Citations:acquiescence.
Synonyms
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editTranslations
editsilent or passive assent
inaction to take legal recourse which implies the abandonment of a right
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