acquiescence

  • 1acquiescence — I noun accedence, acceptance, accession, accordance, acknowledgment, adsensus, agreement, allowance, assent, compliance, concession, concordance, concurrence, consent, grant, implied consent, nonresistance, observance, passive agreement, passive… …

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  • 2Acquiescence — is the term used to describe an act of a person in knowingly standing by without raising any objection to infringement of his rights, when someone else is unknowingly and honestly putting in his resources under the impression that the said rights …

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  • 3acquiescence — ⇒ACQUIESCENCE, subst. fém. Vieilli. Action d acquiescer. Synon. acquiescement : • Nous prenons d ordinaire l acquiescence donnée à la détermination pour un jugement libre et un acte volontaire. BOULAINVILLIERS, Réfut. de Spinoza, p. 8 (Littré).… …

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  • 4Acquiescence — Ac qui*es cence, n. [Cf. F. acquiescence.] [1913 Webster] 1. 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; …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 5acquiescence — (n.) 1630s, act of acquiescing, from Fr. acquiescence, noun of action from acquiescer (see ACQUIESCE (Cf. acquiesce)). Meaning silent consent is recorded from 1640s …

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  • 6Acquiescence — Acquiescence, auch Verschweigung, ist ein Begriff des Völkerrechts. Darunter versteht man die stillschweigende und widerspruchslose Hinnahme völkerrechtlich relevanter Stellungnahmen oder Handlungen. Verhalten sich Staaten passiv, obwohl eine… …

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  • 7acquiescence — compliance, resignation (see under COMPLIANT) Analogous words: deference, obeisance (see HONOR): submissiveness (see corresponding adjective at TAME) Antonyms: rebelliousness or rebellion Contrasted words: insubordination, contumaciousness (see… …

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  • 8acquiescence — [n] reluctant agreement acceptance, accession, approval, assent, compliance, concurrence, conformity, consent, giving in, obedience, permission, resignation, submission, submissiveness, yielding; concepts 8,10 Ant. disagreement, insubordination,… …

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  • 9acquiescence — [ak΄wē es′əns] n. the act of acquiescing; agreement or consent without protest …

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  • 10acquiescence — n. 1) complete, total acquiescence 2) acquiescence in, to (acquiescence in a decision) * * * [ˌækwɪ es(ə)ns] total acquiescence to (acquiescence in a decision) complete acquiescence in …

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