repudiative

Definition of Repudiative in English :

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Adjective

1. repudiative

rejecting emphatically; e.g. refusing to pay or disowning

Example Sentences:
'a veto is a repudiative act'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Repudiative

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verb (transitive)

1.

to reject the authority or validity of; refuse to accept or ratify

Congress repudiated the treaty that the President had negotiated

2.

to refuse to acknowledge or pay (a debt)

3.

to cast off or disown (a son, lover, etc)

Repudiative

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verb transitiveWord forms: reˈpudiˌated or reˈpudiˌating

1.

to refuse to have anything to do with; disown or cast off publicly

2.

a.

to refuse to accept or support; deny the validity or authority of (a belief, a treaty, etc.)

b.

to deny the truth of (a charge, etc.)

3.

to refuse to acknowledge or pay (a debt or obligation)

said esp. of a government

Repudiative

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tr.v. re·pu·di·at·ed, re·pu·di·at·ing, re·pu·di·ates

1. To reject the validity or authority of: "Chaucer ... not only came to doubt the worth of his extraordinary body of work, but repudiated it" (Joyce Carol Oates).

2. To reject emphatically as unfounded, untrue, or unjust: repudiated the accusation.

3. To refuse to recognize or pay: repudiate a debt.

4.

a. To disown (a child, for example).

b. To refuse to have any dealings with.

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