Repudiation

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1. Noun

The act of repudiating, or the state of being repuddiated; as, the repudiation of a doctrine, a wife, a debt, etc.

2. Noun

One who favors repudiation, especially of a public debt.

3. Noun

refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities); "the repudiation of the debt by the city"
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4. Noun

rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid; "Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated"
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