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Acquiescence vs Acquiesence - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between acquiescence and acquiesence

is that acquiescence is 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 while acquiesence is a state or instance of acquiescing or passively accepting something, without necessarily consenting to it.

acquiescence

English

(wikipedia acquiescence)

Noun

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  • 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.
  • (legal) Submission to an injury by the party injured, or tacit concurrence in the action of another.

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    * acquiesce

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    acquiesence

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A state or instance of acquiescing or passively accepting something, without necessarily consenting to it.