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noun

compliance

CEFR C1

adherence to laws, regulations, or internal policies governing operations

In a sentence

Six example sentences with compliance, each labelled with its topic.

  • Hospital accreditation hinges on compliance, so every fridge temperature, every washing station, and every drug log is checked against the standard.

    Medicine

  • The bank hired thirty more staff after regulators found that its lending files fell short of compliance with the disclosure rules.

    Finance

  • Factories near the river must file monthly discharge readings, and compliance is verified by inspectors who arrive without any warning.

    Environment

  • The board hired a compliance officer whose only job is to check that every branch follows the anti-bribery policy.

    Business

  • Storing customer data in Europe brought a wave of compliance work, with every form now needing a consent box and a retention date.

    Technology

  • Investors asked about compliance before revenue, since a health app that ignores privacy rules can be shut down overnight.

    Startups

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