assent, acquiescence
(noun) agreement with a statement or proposal to do something; “he gave his assent eagerly”; “a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly”
acquiescence
(noun) acceptance without protest
Source: WordNet® 3.1
acquiescence (countable and uncountable, plural acquiescences)
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.
(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.
• sufferance
Source: Wiktionary
Ac`qui*es"cence, n. Etym: [Cf. F. 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. (Crim. Law) (a) Submission to an injury by the party injured. (b) Tacit concurrence in the action of another. Wharton. p. 17
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 May 2024
(adverb) in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner; “if you think him guilty you judge amiss”; “he spoke amiss”; “no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
