acquiescence

acquiescence

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French acquiescence.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈæk.wiːˌɛs.əns/

Noun

acquiescence (countable and uncountable, plural acquiescences)

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. (law) Submission to an injury by the party injured, or tacit concurrence in the action of another.

Quotations

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Related terms

• acquiesce

Synonyms

• sufferance

Translations

silent or passive assent

French: acquiescement (fr) m, consentement (fr) German: Duldung (de) f Greek: συναίνεση (el) f (synaínesi), συγκατάθεση (el) f (sygkatáthesi) Japanese: 黙認 (もくにん, mokunin) Polish: potulność (pl) f, przyzwolenie (pl) n

Portuguese: aquiescência (pt) f Russian: молчаливое (ru) (molčalivoje) согла́сие (ru) (soglásije) Spanish: aquiescencia (es) f, consentimiento (es) m Swedish: medgivande (sv), underkastelse (sv), eftergivenhet (sv)