acquiescence
acquiescence is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Crim. Law) (a) Submission to an injury by the party injured. (b) Tacit concurrence in the action of another. Wharton. p. 17
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abide
- accede
- accept
- acceptance
- accession
- acknowledge
- acknowledgment
- acquiesce
- acquit
- acquittal
- acquittance
- act
- adhere
- adhesion
- adjustment
- admit
- agnition
- agnize
- agree
- agreement
- all
- allow
- and
- approval
- assent
- carry
- cling
- close
- come
- compliance
- comply
- concede
- concession
- concurrence
- confirmation
- consent
- country
- course
- deign
- dial
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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