repudiation
noun
re·pu·di·a·tion
ri-ˌpyü-dē-ˈā-shən 
: the act of repudiating : the state of being repudiated
especially
: the refusal of public authorities to acknowledge or pay a debt
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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The full skirt and tailored jacket were a repudiation of the war's utilitarian styles and an embrace of extravagance.
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The move to publish the arbitration filing is one of Meta’s most forceful public repudiations of a former employee’s tell-all memoir, several of which have been published over the past two decades.
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On the other hand lies the more difficult but ultimately more promising path: repudiation of that post-2008 legacy and a conscientious return to a politics of the prudential center.
—Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
And, in a repudiation of Trump’s charge that China runs the canal, Mulino denied that any country except Panama directed operations.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 May 2025
The move to publish the arbitration filing is one of Meta’s most forceful public repudiations of a former employee’s tell-all memoir, several of which have been published over the past two decades.
—Mike Isaac, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2025
On the other hand lies the more difficult but ultimately more promising path: repudiation of that post-2008 legacy and a conscientious return to a politics of the prudential center.
—Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
And, in a repudiation of Trump’s charge that China runs the canal, Mulino denied that any country except Panama directed operations.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Repudiation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repudiation. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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repudiation
noun
re·pu·di·a·tion
ri-ˌpyü-dē-ˈā-shən
: the rejection or renunciation of a duty or obligation (as under a contract)
especially
: anticipatory repudiation
Note: 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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