repudiation
re·pu·di·a·tion (r
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n.
1. The act of repudiating or the state of being repudiated.
2. The refusal, especially by public authorities, to acknowledge a contract or debt.
re·pudi·ation·ist n.
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Noun |
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repudiation – rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid; “Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated”rejection – the speech act of rejectingdisclaimer – (law) a voluntary repudiation of a person’s legal claim to somethingdisowning, disownment – refusal to acknowledge as one’s own |
2. |
repudiation – refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities); “the repudiation of the debt by the city”refusal – the act of refusing |
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3. |
repudiation – the exposure of falseness or pretensions; “the debunking of religion has been too successful”exposure – presentation to view in an open or public manner; “the exposure of his anger was shocking” |