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overcompliance

overcompliance noun: compliance beyond what is necessary.

Noun

overcompliance (uncountable)

  1. Compliance beyond what is necessary.
    • overcompliance with environmental regulations

Origin of overcompliance

From over- + compliance.

Questions about overcompliance

What does overcompliance mean?
Overcompliance means compliance beyond what is necessary.
What part of speech is overcompliance?
Overcompliance is a noun.

Words near overcompliance in the dictionary

  1. overcomplete
  2. overcompleteness
  3. overcomplex
  4. overcomplexities
  5. overcomplexity
  6. overcompliance
  7. overcompliant
  8. overcomplicate
  9. overcomplicated
  10. overcomplicatedly
  11. overcomplicatedness

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