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accordance

[ uh-kawr-dns ]

noun

  1. agreement; conformity:

    in accordance with the rules.

  2. the act of according or granting:

    the accordance of all rights and privileges.



accordance

/ əˈɔːəԲ /

noun

  1. conformity; agreement; accord (esp in the phrase in accordance with )
  2. the act of granting; bestowal

    accordance of rights

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Other Word Forms

  • a·ǰaԳ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of accordance1

1275–1325; Middle English acordance < Old French. See accord, -ance
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The decision to deploy troops was in accordance with a mutual defense treaty between Pyongyang and Moscow, said KCNA.

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Legal representatives for both the FA and Sheffield United said they had acted in accordance with those principles.

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The government dismissed suggestions that the elections were not free and fair, saying they were held in accordance with the rules.

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Both Uganda and Kiir's government defend the deployment, saying it is in accordance with a long-standing security agreement between the two nations.

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He also faces two counts of failing to stop a motor vehicle when required by a constable, two counts of no insurance use, and two counts of driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence.

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