About The Word Repudiation
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Repudiation
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What's The Definition Of Repudiation?
[n] the exposure of falseness or pretensions; "the debunking of religion has been too successful"
[n] refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities); "the repudiation of the debt by the city" [n] rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid; "Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated" Synonyms | Synonyms for Repudiation: debunking | renunciation Related Terms | Find terms related to Repudiation: See Also | disclaimer | disowning | disownment | exposure | refusal | rejection Repudiation In Webster's Dictionary \Re*pu`di*a"tion\ (-[hand]"sh?n), n. [Cf.F.
r['e]pudiation, L. repudiatio.]
The act of repudiating, or the state of being repuddiated;
as, the repudiation of a doctrine, a wife, a debt, etc.
\Re*pu`di*a"tion\, n. One who favors repudiation, especially of a public debt. |
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