acquiescence

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French acquiescence. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌæk.wiːˈɛs.əns/ === Noun === acquiescence (countable and uncountable, plural acquiescences) A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent consent, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction. (law) Inaction, passivity, or neglect to take legal action when it is called for in order to assert, preserve, or safeguard a right, and which inaction implies the abandonment of said right. ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:acquiescence. ==== Synonyms ==== sufferance ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== acquiesce ==== Translations ====