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ACQUIESCENCE
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
Etymology
Noun
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.
Synonyms
• 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
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