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acquiescence noun

  /ˌæk.wiːˈɛs.əns/
  • 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.
 acquiescement, consentement
  • (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.
 péremption

acquiesce verb

  /ˌækwiˈɛs/
  • (intransitive) To concur upon conviction; to accept tacitly; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.
 acquiescer

acquiescent adjective

  /æˈkwi.ɛsn̩t/
  • willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance
 bienveillant, indulgent
  • resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit
 docile, soumis

🇫🇷 fr en 🇬🇧

acquiescence noun {f}

  /a.kjɛ.sɑ̃s/
acquiescence
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