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compliant

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Definition of compliant

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aɪənt

Adjective

compliant (comparative more compliant, superlative most compliant)

  1. Willing to comply; yielding; bending; pliant; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.

    The suspect was compliant when arrested.

  2. Compatible with or following guidelines, specifications, rules, or laws.

    The browser is standards compliant.

    The workplace is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.


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