̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin repudiation-, repudiatio, from repudiatus (past participle of repudiare ) + -ion-, -io -ion
: the action of repudiating or the state of being repudiated: as
a. : divorce or legal separation from a woman
b. : the action of refusing to be bound by the terms of a contract (as in refusing to acknowledge or pay a debt) ; specifically : such an action on the part of public authorities against whom no claim can be enforced
repudiation of the state debt
repudiation is bad for credit — Stringfellow Barr
c. : the action in canon law of refusing a benefice
d. : the act or action of rejecting or refusing to accept something
resulted in the magistrate's repudiation by both parties — Current Biography
the repudiation of a great tradition — J.L.Lowes
expressed his repudiation of this counsel — G.B.Shaw