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

/ əˈkɔːdəns /

noun

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

   accordance of rights

Other Words From

• preac·cordance noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of accordance¹

1275–1325; Middle English acordance < Old French. See accord, -ance

Example Sentences

A spokesperson for the Office of Children’s Services, formerly called DFYS, wrote in an email that Stewart’s files have been destroyed in accordance with policies from that time.

From ProPublica

In those instances, MTS reports that it holds onto footage indefinitely in accordance with state law encouraging footage to be retained for at least two years.

From Voice of San Diego

Another interesting point to note is that the Chalcidian types were often made in customized batches, in accordance with the need of the wearers.

From Realm of History

The trouble is that I had mapped out my production roughly in accordance with that.

From Freakonomics

Now in accordance with the feudal norms, the realm was divided into estates and smaller fiefs, with these parcels of lands being governed by the lords and the knights.

From Realm of History

According to Vieira, most of the bones unearthed had to be reburied in accordance with the Native American Repatriation Act.

From The Daily Beast

TEDx is the independent arm of TED, and local organizers across the world can host such talks in accordance with TED guidelines.

From The Daily Beast

“We have been and will continue to work to acquire the drugs in accordance with the law,” McNaughton said via email.

From The Daily Beast

It would take shape in accordance with a three-step acknowledgement of the basic realities we confront on the issue.

From The Daily Beast

From those he married, he demanded a superhuman innocence, in accordance with the Pentecostal teachings of the Assembly of God.

From The Daily Beast

Gold may be substituted for rediscounts and rediscounts for gold, in accordance with the requirements of the reserve bank.

From Project Gutenberg

In accordance with that statement, he had decided that on the next day his son should be formally "invested" with the top-knot.

From Project Gutenberg

The rest of the colonists were, in accordance with their own desire, to be carried to Virginia.

From Project Gutenberg

If a company has no debts, a reduction in its capital made in an open manner in accordance with law, is legal.

From Project Gutenberg

As the train entered the Big Tunnel, near this place, in accordance with the usual custom a lamp was lit.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• accord
• conformity
• consonance