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acquiescence
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noun
  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.
  2. Submission to an injury by the party injured, or tacit concurrence in the action of another.
Etymology: Compare French acquiescence

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