— repudiatory /ri pyooh"dee euh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ , adj.
/ri pyooh'dee ay"sheuhn/ , n.
1. the act of repudiating.
2. the state of being repudiated.
3. refusal, as by a state or municipality, to pay a lawful debt.
[ 1535-45; repudiation- (s. of repudiatio ), equiv. to repudiat ( us ) (see REPUDIATE) + -ion- -ION ]