acquiescence
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French acquiescence.
Pronunciation
Noun
acquiescence (countable and uncountable, plural 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.
- (law) 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.
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silent or passive assent
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inaction to take legal recourse which implies the abandonment of a right
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