-gnənsē, -si noun
( -es )
Etymology: Latin repugnantia, from repugnant-, repugnans (present participle of repugnare ) + -ia -y
1. : repugnance 1
local legislation is void for repugnancy to the terms of the mandate — Martin Wight
specifically : a contradiction or inconsistency between sections of a legal instrument
risks of repugnancy being discovered between the text … and the explanatory matter — T.E.May
2.
a. : opposition or resistance (as of feeling) usually based upon aversion or antipathy
b. : repugnance 2