Definition of "accordance" []

• Agreement; conformity: in accordance with your instructions. (noun)
• The act of granting. (noun)

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• "Arresting people, and treating them in accordance with the Constitution, is the standard procedure for the FBI."
• "Military tribunals can, indeed be perfectly legal, constitutional, and in accordance with international treaty."
• "But what I have said is in accordance with most National, State and municipal laws."