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The act of repudiating, or the state of being repuddiated; as, the repudiation of a doctrine, a wife, a debt, etc.

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  1. n. The act of repudiating, or the state of being repuddiated; as, the repudiation of a doctrine, a wife, a debt, etc.
  2. n. One who favors repudiation, especially of a public debt.
  3. n. rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid
  4. n. refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities)
  5. n. the exposure of falseness or pretensions
  6. The act of repudiating, or the state of being repuddiated; as, the repudiation of a doctrine, a wife, a debt, etc. One who favors repudiation, especially of a public debt.
  7. The act of repudiating, or the state of being repuddiated; as,the repudiation of a doctrine, a wife, a debt, etc.
  8. n:100 n. rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid n. refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities) n. the exposure of falseness or pretensions