"compliant" meaning in English

See compliant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kəmˈplʌɪənt/ [UK], /kəmˈplaɪənt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-compliant.wav [UK] Forms: compliant [positive], more compliant [comparative], most compliant [superlative]
Etymology: comply + -ant Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|comply|ant}} comply + -ant Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When someone is compliant, they obey and agree with others.
    Sense id: simple-compliant-en-adj-CEvZli5m
  2. If the standards of something is compliant with the law, it meets the requirements set out by the law.
    Sense id: simple-compliant-en-adj-6UX6ERrf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ant
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