acquiescence
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acquiescence
- /ˌæk.wiːˈɛs.əns/ UK
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Borrowed from French acquiescence.
noun acquiescences
- A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent consent, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction. reluctant acquiescence
- Inaction, passivity, or neglect to take legal action when it is called for in order to assert, preserve, or safeguard a right, and which inaction implies the abandonment of said right.
Similar: sufferance
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noun
Similar: sufferance
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noun silent or passive assent
| Español | aquiescencia, consentimiento |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 黙認 mokunin |
| 中文 | 默認 /默认 mòrèn |
| Português | aquiescência |
| Français | acquiescement, consentement |
| Deutsch | Duldung, Einwilligung, Einverständnis, Fügung, Zustimmung, Inkaufnahme |
| Italiano | acquiescenza |
| Ελληνικά | συναίνεση synaínesi, συγκατάθεση sygkatáthesi |
| Русский | молчали́вое согла́сие molčalívoje soglásije |
| עברית | הַסְכָּמָה שֶׁבִּשְׁתִיקָה haskamá šebištiqá |
noun inaction to take legal recourse which implies the abandonment of a right
| Español | perención |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 默許 /默许 mòxǔ |
| Português | perempção |
| Français | péremption |
| Deutsch | Verwirkung, stillschweigende Hinnahme, Hinnahme, Unterwerfung |
| Italiano | perenzione |
Talk about this word "acquiescence." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/acquiescence. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. acquiescence. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/acquiescence "acquiescence." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/acquiescence.Cite this
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