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Acquiescence
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
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.
3. Tacit concurrence in the action of another. Wharton. p. 17