noun

accordance

uh-KORD-ns/əˈkɔːrdns/

Agreement with a rule or standard.

She wears a hard hat in accordance with the posted worksite safety requirement.

A woman complies with a posted hard-hat requirement: beside a prominent blue circular helmet pictogram at a worksite entrance, she wears a correctly secured hard hat.

Etymology

acLatinto, toward

+cordLatinheart

+anceOld Frenchaction or state

The heart-to-heart image behind accord expresses agreement or harmony. Accordance names that agreeing state, extending harmony between people to conformity with a rule, request, or standard.

In context

Beyond Law CLC4:07

if the concerned alleged rule which is being cited and quoted it is in accordance with the domestic law

The Application of International Law by Indian Courts

More examples

We store customer records in accordance with our privacy policy.
Install the batteries in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
The city holds public hearings in accordance with state law.

Forms

accordance

accord noun — Agreement between people or groups.

Similar words

compliance: Emphasizes doing what a rule or authority requires.
conformity: Emphasizes matching an established standard, pattern, or expectation.