acquiescence Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun acceptance without protest
  2. noun agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
    assent.
    • he gave his assent eagerly
    • a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly

WordNet

Ac`qui*es"cence noun
Etymology
Cf. F. acquiescence.
Definitions
  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. (Crim. Law) (a) Submission to an injury by the party injured. (b) Tacit concurrence in the action of another. Wharton. p. 17

Webster 1913