adherence

/ədˈhɪrəns/

ad·her·ence

BrE /ədˈhɪərəns/

NAmE /ədˈhɪrəns/

[U] (formal)

the fact of behaving according to a particular rule, etc., or of following a particular set of beliefs, or a fixed way of doing sth

strict adherence to the rules