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In a business and legal context, adherence to laws, guidelines, and voluntary codes. It refers to the totality of measures used to ensure rule-compliant behavior.
Die neue Compliance-Abteilung sorgt dafür, dass im Unternehmen alle gesetzlichen Vorschriften eingehalten werden.
The new compliance department ensures that all legal regulations are followed within the company.
compliance
In medicine, a patient's willingness to follow a doctor's recommendation and actively participate in therapy, also called treatment adherence.
Die Compliance des Patienten bei der Medikamenteneinnahme ist entscheidend für den Therapieerfolg.
The patient's compliance in taking the medication is crucial for the success of the therapy.
'Compliance' is a modern loanword from English and is considered technical language. It is used almost exclusively in professional contexts such as business, law, and medicine.
Für internationale Unternehmen ist das Thema Compliance von großer Bedeutung.
For international companies, the topic of compliance is of great importance.
You can recognize the meaning of the word from the context. If it is about 'Gesetze' (laws), 'Regeln' (rules), and 'Unternehmen' (companies), it refers to adherence to regulations. If it is about 'Patienten' (patients), 'Ärzte' (doctors), and 'Therapie' (therapy), it refers to treatment adherence.
Die Geschäftsführung muss die Compliance im gesamten Konzern sicherstellen.
Management must ensure compliance throughout the entire corporation.
In a business context, 'Compliance' (compliance) is often combined with verbs such as 'sicherstellen' (to ensure) or 'gewährleisten' (to guarantee). Compounds such as 'Compliance-Abteilung' (compliance department) or 'Compliance-Richtlinien' (compliance guidelines) are also common.
Eine externe Firma prüft, ob bei uns alle Compliance-Richtlinien eingehalten werden.
An external company checks whether all compliance guidelines are being followed in our company.
In the medical field, 'Compliance' (compliance) is often described with adjectives such as 'gut' (good) or 'schlecht' (poor). The goal is usually to 'verbessern' (improve) or 'erhöhen' (increase) the 'Compliance des Patienten' (patient's compliance).
Eine gute Compliance ist für den Erfolg der Behandlung unerlässlich.
Good compliance is essential for the success of the treatment.
