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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.
 aquiescência
  • (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.
 perempção

acquiesce verb

  /ˌækwiˈɛs/
  • (intransitive, with in (or sometimes with, to)) To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object.
 aquiescer

acquiescent adjective

  /æˈkwi.ɛsn̩t/
  • resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit
 aquiescente
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