complying or tending to comply; yielding; submissive
adjective
The definition of compliant is obeying.
An example of compliant used as an adjective is a compliant student which means a student who follows all of the rules.
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compliant
adjective
- a. Inclined or willing to comply; obedient: compliant inmates.b. Medicine Properly following a prescribed course of treatment: a patient who was not compliant with his medications.
- Displaying compliance: gave compliant responses.
- In compliance, as with a standard or regulation: compliant with state emissions standards; Medicare-compliant documentation.
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- com·pli′ant·ly
adverb
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Adjective
(comparative more compliant, superlative most compliant)
- Willing to comply; yielding; bending; pliant; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.
- The suspect was compliant when arrested.
- 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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comply + -ant.
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compliant - Medical Definition
adj.
- Inclined or willing to comply; obedient: compliant inmates.
- Medicine Properly following a prescribed course of treatment: patients who were not compliant with their medications.
- Displaying compliance: gave compliant responses.
- In compliance, as with a standard or regulation: compliant with state emissions standards; Medicare-compliant documentation.
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- com·pli′ant·ly
adv.
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Sentence Examples
- Most areas have laws that regulate the cleaning and sterilization of equipment, so the best protection against this particular risk is to choose a shop that is compliant with all of your local piercing laws.
- With so many potential dangers on the Internet, it's important for children to limit their activities to websites that are compliant with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
- A pair of goggles compliant with U.S. standards for prescription safety eyewear will have "Z87-2" and the manufacturer's brand name, marked on the front of the frame and on both temples.
- However, if you own a different MP3 player, particularly one that is USB Mass Storage compliant, getting songs onto your PSP will be a walk in the park.
- If you decide that taking legal action is the best way to resolve your workplace difficulty, keep in mind that there is a 45 day time limit for filing a formal compliant.
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