Definition of repudiation
: the act of repudiating : the state of being repudiated; especially : the refusal of public authorities to acknowledge or pay a debt
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Examples of repudiation in a Sentence
voters seemed satisfied by the candidate's public repudiation of the beliefs of an organization to which he had briefly belonged as a youth
New Year's resolutions typically include the repudiation of chocolate and other indulgences and the promise to resume working out at the gym.
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His philosophy appears in many ways to be a repudiation of the populist rhetoric that helped Trump win the White House.
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The remarks were a clear repudiation of Trump’s troubled few days with European leaders, even as Merkel held back from mentioning the U.S. president by name.
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The points are: Repudiation of the armed manifestations in Basra province and in all the provinces.
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Circa 1530
First Known Use of repudiation
circa 1530
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repudiation
playLegal Definition of repudiation
: the rejection or renunciation of a duty or obligation (as under a contract); especially : anticipatory repudiation
Additional Notes on repudiation
A party aggrieved by a repudiation may consider a repudiated contract to have been breached and bring an action for relief.
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