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acquiescence

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French acquiescence.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?æk.wi???s.?ns/

Noun

acquiescence (countable and uncountable, plural acquiescences)

  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; quiet satisfaction.
  2. (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.

Quotations

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:acquiescence.

Related terms

  • acquiesce

Synonyms

  • sufferance

Translations

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ratification

English

Etymology

From Middle French ratification, from Medieval Latin ratificatio.

Noun

ratification (countable and uncountable, plural ratifications)

  1. The act or process of ratifying, or the state of being ratified.
  2. A formal declaration of agreement to a treaty etc.

Translations


French

Pronunciation

Noun

ratification f (plural ratifications)

  1. ratification

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