acquiescence

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈæk.wiːˌɛs.əns/

Noun

acquiescence

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. (legal) 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.

Related terms

• acquiesce

Synonyms

• sufferance

Translations

• French: acquiescement, consentement
• German: Duldung
• Italian: acquiescenza
• Portuguese: aquiescência
• Russian: молчаливый
• Spanish: aquiescencia, consentimiento

Translations

• French: péremption
• German: Verwirkung
• Italian: perenzione
• Portuguese: perempção
• Spanish: perención

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