Repudiation Definition

rĭ-pyo͝odē-āshən
noun
The act of repudiating or the state of being repudiated.
American Heritage
The refusal, especially by public authorities, to acknowledge a contract or debt.
American Heritage
Words or actions of a party to a contract that indicate the intention of that person to fail to carry out the contract in the future; a threat to breach a contract.
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Other Word Forms of Repudiation

Noun

Singular:
repudiation
Plural:
repudiations

Repudiation Sentence Examples

  • The latter is the forfeit usually named in the contract for his repudiation of her.

  • Malebranche gave all causation to God; and the acosmist - as Hegel called him, in repudiation of Bayle's nickname " atheist " - Spinoza, from the premises of Carte.

  • The year 1907 was marked by the repudiation of the debt to Belgium, and fresh difficulties with the United States.

  • As on previous occasions, the great depreciation in the value of the currency has led to a repudiation of part of its nominal value.

  • The organs of government seemed paralysed by the repudiation of the principle on which their authority was based, and the empire to be in danger of falling into complete anarchy.

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Words Starting With

RREREP

Words Ending With

NONION

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