Compliance means conforming or adapting one's actions to another's wishes, to a rule, or to necessity. A compliance code would be intended to meet all legal requirements.

See also:
"Compliance" is in the UNSPSC Code "43232606"
  Compliance software

Other /More definition:
Compliance means conforming or adapting one's actions to another's wishes, to a rule, or to necessity. A compliance code would be intended to meet all legal requirements.