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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCompliance
/kəmˈplaɪ.əns/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The action or fact of complying with a wish or command.
"The company was fined for non-compliance with safety regulations."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb comply, originating in the early 17th century from the Latin complere meaning 'to fill up' or 'to fulfill'. Over time, the term shifted from denoting a general yielding or fulfillment to specifically describing the act of obeying rules, regulations, and legal standards.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Compliance" is said worldwide
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conformité
Transliteration: conformité
"Le respect des normes est obligatoire."
Einhaltung
Transliteration: Einhaltung
"Die Einhaltung der Gesetze ist für alle verpflichtend."
conformità
Transliteration: conformità
"L'azienda garantisce la conformità alle normative."
cumplimiento
Transliteration: cumplimiento
"El cumplimiento de las reglas es obligatorio."
conformidade
Transliteration: conformidade
"A empresa atua em conformidade com a lei."
अनुपालन
Transliteration: anupalan
"सुरक्षा नियमों का अनुपालन आवश्यक है।"
合规
Transliteration: héguī
"公司必须确保业务运营符合合规要求。"
준수
Transliteration: junsu
"법규 준수는 모든 직원의 의무입니다."
コンプライアンス
Transliteration: konpuraiansu
"企業におけるコンプライアンスの徹底が求められています。"
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