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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. acceptance without protest;

2. agreement with a statement or proposal to do something;
- Example: "he gave his assent eagerly"
- Example: "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly"
[syn: assent, acquiescence]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Acquiescence \Ac`qui*es"cence\, n. [Cf. F. acquiescence.]
   [1913 Webster]
   1. 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.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Crim. Law)
      (a) Submission to an injury by the party injured.
      (b) Tacit concurrence in the action of another. --Wharton.
          [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

acquiescence
    n 1: acceptance without protest
    2: agreement with a statement or proposal to do something; "he
       gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the
       assembly" [syn: assent, acquiescence]