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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Protesters have embraced the flag as a symbol of cultural pride and a repudiation of anti-immigrant policies against the backdrop of National Guard and Marines deployed to the city by President Donald Trump.
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Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 15 June 2025
The ruling marked a rare and sweeping judicial repudiation of the administration’s unprecedented use of military personnel to support deportation operations amid immigration protests in the south state.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2025
Paul Valéry said that taste is formed of a thousand distastes, and Anderson’s aesthetic is a furious affirmation fuelled by those many implicit repudiations.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 29 May 2025
Vance’s argument—that judges are not simply treading on the President’s constitutional authority but actively frustrating the will of the electorate—is, at bottom, a repudiation of the constitutional structure.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
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Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 15 June 2025
The ruling marked a rare and sweeping judicial repudiation of the administration’s unprecedented use of military personnel to support deportation operations amid immigration protests in the south state.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2025
Paul Valéry said that taste is formed of a thousand distastes, and Anderson’s aesthetic is a furious affirmation fuelled by those many implicit repudiations.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 29 May 2025
Vance’s argument—that judges are not simply treading on the President’s constitutional authority but actively frustrating the will of the electorate—is, at bottom, a repudiation of the constitutional structure.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
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“Repudiation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repudiation. Accessed 26 Jun. 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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