compliances
Acts of obeying
Compliances is the plural of compliance, referring to multiple instances of conforming to rules, standards, or requirements.
The term appears most often in business and regulatory contexts, where organizations must meet various compliances across different jurisdictions or domains: The company tracks its tax compliances separately from its environmental compliances.
Each compliance represents adherence to a distinct set of obligations.
Compliance with authority
- conformityAdherence to norms
- acquiescenceUnresisting acceptance
- submissionYielding to another's will
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
adherence · yielding · deference · agreement · assent · capitulation · accommodation · docility
How authority is exercised
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- policiesAdopted courses of action
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- officersThose holding authority
programs · departments · risk management · internal controls · whistleblower · code of conduct · accountability · transparency
Enforced rules and standards
- auditsFormal account inspections
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- certificationsOfficial competency documents
- inspectionsSystematic examinations for flaws
mandates · requirements · policies · guidelines · violations · penalties · enforcement · documentation
Formally enacted laws
- lawsEnforceable societal rules
- ordinancesLocal government rules
- court ordersBinding judicial directives
- judgmentsFormed opinions or decisions
decrees · injunctions · rulings · settlements · mandates · subpoenas · filings · contractual
Established codes of conduct
- FDAU.S. health regulator
- clinical trialsControlled health research experiments
- HIPAAMedical privacy statute
- patient safetyFreedom from medical harm
informed consent · medical devices · labeling · manufacturing · sterility · dosing · trials · recalls
Stated requirements and parameters
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- codesSystems for secrecy
- tolerancesAllowable limits of variation
- certificationsOfficial competency documents
testing · quality control · parameters · measurements · calibration · ISO · engineering · safety codes
obedience
Compliance with authority
- conformityAdherence to norms
- acquiescenceUnresisting acceptance
- submissionYielding to another's will
cooperation · adherence · yielding · deference · agreement · assent · capitulation · accommodation · docility · willingness
governance
How authority is exercised
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- policiesAdopted courses of action
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
officers · programs · departments · risk management · internal controls · whistleblower · code of conduct · accountability · transparency · due diligence
regulations
Enforced rules and standards
- auditsFormal account inspections
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- certificationsOfficial competency documents
inspections · mandates · requirements · policies · guidelines · violations · penalties · enforcement · documentation · reporting
statutes
Formally enacted laws
- lawsEnforceable societal rules
- ordinancesLocal government rules
- court ordersBinding judicial directives
judgments · decrees · injunctions · rulings · settlements · mandates · subpoenas · filings · contractual · obligations
protocols
Established codes of conduct
- FDAU.S. health regulator
- clinical trialsControlled health research experiments
- HIPAAMedical privacy statute
patient safety · informed consent · medical devices · labeling · manufacturing · sterility · dosing · trials · recalls · submissions
specifications
Stated requirements and parameters
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- codesSystems for secrecy
- tolerancesAllowable limits of variation
certifications · testing · quality control · parameters · measurements · calibration · ISO · engineering · safety codes · building codes
compliancesviolations
Breaches of rules
infractions · breaches · transgressions · contraventions · infringements
compliancesrefusals
Acts of declining
defiances · rebellions · resistances · dissents · disobediences
- bylaws complianceFollowing an organization's internal rules
- corporate complianceFollowing mandated business standards
- treaty complianceFollowing pact obligations
- malicious complianceHarmful adherence to instructions
- OSHA complianceMeeting workplace safety standards
- legal complianceFollowing applicable laws