/ ˈrekjʊzənt; NAmE rəˈkju:zənt/ noun
( formal ) a person who refuses to do what a rule or person in authority says they should do
► re·cus·ancy / ˈrekjʊzənsi; NAmE / noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from Latin recusant- refusing, from the verb recusare to refuse, from re- (expressing opposition) + causa a cause.