Non-compliance is when you do not do something that rules, a law, a contract, or a doctor’s orders say you must do. It can be a failure (you did not manage it) or a refusal (you will not do it).

Non-compliance is when you do not do something that rules, a law, a contract, or a doctor's orders say you must doNon-compliance是指你沒有做規定、法律、合約，或醫生的醫囑要求你一定要做的事. It can be a failure (you did not manage it)它可以是做不到（you did not manage it） or a refusal (you will not do it)也可以是不肯做（you will not do it）

Hospitals talk about non-compliance when a patient does not take the medicine. Companies get fined for non-compliance with safety rules.

Hospitals talk about non-compliance當病人沒有吃藥時，醫院會用non-compliance這個字 when a patient does not take the medicine. Companies get fined for non-compliance with safety rules公司則會因為non-compliance with safety rules（不遵守安全規定）而被罰款

Though actually, the word often comes from the side that made the rule, so it can sound colder than “couldn’t” or “wouldn’t” — it names the break, not the person’s story.

Though actually不過其實, the word often comes from the side that made the rule這個字常常是從訂規則那一方的角度講出來的, so it can sound colder than "couldn't" or "wouldn't"所以聽起來會比「couldn't」或「wouldn't」更冷淡 — it names the break, not the person's story它點名的是違反本身，不是那個人的故事

It is a formal word. In everyday English people say “didn’t follow the rules” or “didn’t do what they were told.”

It is a formal word這是個正式的字. In everyday English people say "didn't follow the rules" or "didn't do what they were told."在日常英文裡，人們會說「didn't follow the rules」或「didn't do what they were told」