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Noun
/ˌakwēˈesəns/,
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acquiescences, plural;
  1. The reluctant acceptance of something without protest
    • - in silent acquiescence, she rose to her feet
  1. acceptance without protest
  2. assent: agreement with a statement or proposal to do something; "he gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly"
  3. (acquiesce) assent: to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"
  4. (acquiescent) willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest; "too acquiescent to challenge authority"
  5. Acquiescence is a legal term used to describe an act of a person in knowingly standing by without raising any objection to infringement of his rights, when someone else is unknowingly and honestly putting in his resources under the impression that the said rights actually belong to him. ...
  6. "Acquiesce" is a song by English rock band Oasis, written by Noel Gallagher. The song originally appeared as a B-side to Oasis' first UK #1 single, "Some Might Say", in April 1995. ...
  7. 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; Submission to an injury by the party injured, or tacit concurrence in the action of another
  8. (acquiesce) To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object; — followed by in, formerly also by with and to; To concur upon conviction; as, to ...
  9. (Acquiesce) agree, esp. tacitly; raise no objection
  10. (acquiesce) (v) - agree passively
  11. (acquiesce) (v.) to agree without protesting (Though Mr. Pospieszny wanted to stay outside and work in his garage, when his wife told him that he had better come in to dinner, he acquiesced to her demands.)
  12. When a bill of lading is accepted or signed by a shipper or shipper's agent without protest, the shipper is said to acquiesce to the terms, giving a silent form of consent.
  13. Describes a period of 5 years where the owner of an earlier right has knowingly acquiesced on the use of a registered trade Mark by another. This usually results in a loss of certain rights associated with ownership of a registered trade mark.
  14. The failure to take action against infringing parties, or otherwise indicating, implicitly or explicitly, that nothing will be done about the infringing action. Acquiescing can lead to abandonment of trademark rights.
  15. The tendency of respondents to try to please an interviewer by answering "yes" whenever possible. Rotation can be used to overcome this problem.
  16. An announcement by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue that the IRS will abide by a decision (other than a memorandum decision) of the Tax Court regarding issues decided against the government. Alternatively, the Commissioner may announce a nonacquiescence. ...
  17. Action or inaction, which binds a person legally even though it was not intended as such. For example, an action which is not intended as a direct acceptance of a contract will nevertheless stand as such as it implies recognition of the terms of the contract. ...
  18. Conduct recognizing the existence of a transaction and intended to permit the transaction to be carried into effect; a tacit agreement; consent inferred from silence.
  19. A silent appearance of consent.  Failure to make any objections.  Submissions to an act of which one had knowledge.
  20. (also known as yea saying) A response set that refers to the tendency to agree with questionnaire items, regardless of the content of those items.