acquiescence

UK/ˌæk.wiːˈɛs.əns/

nounC2Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #13,827 of 15,258leans written

Acquiescence is quiet agreement given without objection. Take his silence for acquiescence.

It is agreement by not resisting rather than by saying yes, which is what makes it useful in law. Acquiescence over a long period can create a right, which is how paths across private land are won.

Definitions of acquiescence

1nounacquiescenceQuiet agreement given without objection.C2
“Their acquiescence over twenty years settled the boundary for good.”

acquiescence is an agreement.

Where it comes from

French
acquiescence
English, today
acquiescence

Borrowed from French acquiescence.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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acquiescence in the wild

The threat of further harm may also lead to the acquiescence of the person being coerced.
Coercion
Although not typically found in statutory law, the doctrine of acquiescence is well-supported by case law.
Acquiescence
Georgia thereby lost the island-turned-peninsula by its own acquiescence, even though the treaty had given it all of the islands in the river.
Acquiescence
Questions affected by acquiescence bias take the following format: a stimulus in the form of a statement is presented, followed by 'agree/disagree,' 'yes/no' or 'true/false' response options.
Acquiescence bias
Silence is acquiescence) is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language legal thriller film written by S.
Mounam Sammadham

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