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Comply with

Meaning in law, with examples

phrasal verbCommon term

In law, comply with means: To act according to a rule, law, order or request; to do what is required.

In Turkish: uymak, riayet etmek, uygun davranmak

How it is used

Used constantly in compliance work, contracts and court orders: 'comply with the law', 'comply with a court order', 'comply with the deadline'. The noun is 'compliance', and a 'compliance officer' checks that a company follows the rules.

Example sentences

  1. The company failed to comply with the court order and was fined.

  2. All suppliers must comply with our anti-bribery policy.

Common collocations

  • comply with the law
  • comply with a court order
  • comply with the regulations
  • fail to comply with
  • obligationSomething that a person or organisation must do because a law, a contract or a court order requires it.
  • regulationA detailed official rule made by a government body or agency, usually under the authority of a statute; also the general control of an activity by rules.
  • breachThe act of breaking a law, a contract term or a duty; also used as a verb meaning to break such a rule or promise.
  • shallA modal verb used in contracts and laws to show that something is required, not simply that it will happen in the future.

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