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==Origin==
[[Latin]] repudiatus, past participle of repudiare, from repudium rejection of a prospective spouse, [[divorce]], probably from re- + pudēre to [[shame]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1545]
==Definition==
*1 : to [[divorce]] or separate [[formally]] from (a [[woman]])
*2: to refuse to have anything to do with : disown
*3a : to refuse to [[accept]]; especially : to reject as unauthorized or as having no binding [[force]] <repudiate a [[contract]]>
:b : to reject as untrue or unjust <repudiate a charge>
*4: to refuse to acknowledge or pay <repudiate a [[debt]]>
==Other forms==
* Repudiation ([[custom]]), the [[formal]] act by which a [[husband]] forcibly renounces his wife in certain [[cultures]] and [[religions]]
* Disownment, the formal act by which a parent forcibly renounces his child
* Anticipatory repudiation is a term in the [[law]] of contracts that describes a [[declaration]] by one party (the promising party) to a [[contract]] that they do not [[intend]] to live up to their [[obligations]] under the contract
* Non-repudiation is the [[concept]] of ensuring that a party in a dispute cannot repudiate, or refute the validity of a [[statement]] or contract
* Repudiation ([[religion]]), the [[act]] of refusing and no longer accepting a [[philosophical]] or [[religious]] [[doctrine]]
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Origin==
[[Latin]] repudiatus, past participle of repudiare, from repudium rejection of a prospective spouse, [[divorce]], probably from re- + pudēre to [[shame]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1545]
==Definition==
*1 : to [[divorce]] or separate [[formally]] from (a [[woman]])
*2: to refuse to have anything to do with : disown
*3a : to refuse to [[accept]]; especially : to reject as unauthorized or as having no binding [[force]] <repudiate a [[contract]]>
:b : to reject as untrue or unjust <repudiate a charge>
*4: to refuse to acknowledge or pay <repudiate a [[debt]]>
==Other forms==
* Repudiation ([[custom]]), the [[formal]] act by which a [[husband]] forcibly renounces his wife in certain [[cultures]] and [[religions]]
* Disownment, the formal act by which a parent forcibly renounces his child
* Anticipatory repudiation is a term in the [[law]] of contracts that describes a [[declaration]] by one party (the promising party) to a [[contract]] that they do not [[intend]] to live up to their [[obligations]] under the contract
* Non-repudiation is the [[concept]] of ensuring that a party in a dispute cannot repudiate, or refute the validity of a [[statement]] or contract
* Repudiation ([[religion]]), the [[act]] of refusing and no longer accepting a [[philosophical]] or [[religious]] [[doctrine]]
[[Category: General Reference]]