repudiation
Americannoun
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the act of repudiating.
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the state of being repudiated.
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refusal, as by a state or municipality, to pay a lawful debt.
Other Word Forms
- nonrepudiation noun
- repudiatory adjective
Etymology
Origin of repudiation
1535–45; < Latin repudiātiōn- (stem of repudiātiō ), equivalent to repudiāt ( us ) ( repudiate ) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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His opinion is a repudiation of the self-described antitrust Neo-Brandeisians on the left and right who want to abandon the consumer-welfare standard that has been the North Star of antitrust law since the 1980s.
At worst, it’s a repudiation of the progressive parts of internationalism, especially global efforts to rein in abuses of power through higher standards on human rights, the environment and labor.
From Salon
Bessent portrayed the latest restrictions as a repudiation of everything that the U.S. and China have been working on for the past six months and noted the move impacted the rest of the world.
From Barron's
And in a remarkable act of repudiation, the U.S. press corps stands virtually united in defiance of the former “Fox & Friends Weekend” co-host — even his former employer Fox News.
From Salon
The 88-page judgment was a repudiation of the SNP's interpretation of the law.
From BBC
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