Antonym: acceptance. Similar words: refuse, perusal, espousal, defuse, refuge, refute, refund, careful. Meaning: [rɪ'fjuːzl] n. 1. the act of refusing 2. a message refusing to accept something that is offered.
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181 The tenor of the 1976 Act is permissive: a licence should be granted unless good cause is shown justifying refusal.
182 Not that, standing square in front of her, his expression brooking no refusal, he was giving her much choice.
183 He was seeking advice with regard to the Council's refusal to rehouse him in suitable ground floor accommodation.
184 And apologists for Labour's refusal to organise in Northern Ireland can not in all conscience describe themselves as democrats.
185 With a little grunt[sentencedict.com], he returned to his cooking and she regretted her abrupt refusal.
186 Results show that interviewers who have worked for over five years have lower refusal rates than more recent recruits.
187 Second, the doctor has aided and abetted the patient only in his refusal to undergo further treatment.
188 Lord penning said: The Attorney-General tells us that when he refuses his consent, his refusal is final.
189 Remember that it is not only a refusal to perform your normal duties which can amount to gross misconduct.
190 Could her refusal be part of a prolonged grief reaction to her sister's death and to her miserable marriage?
191 His dogged refusal to countenance devaluation ensures the economic failure of a future Labour government.
192 Ballater sensed obstinate refusal rather than a willingness to bargain.
193 I guaranteed a starting price so long as I got last refusal - he was auctioning the piece.
194 So a blind obstinate energy kept her constant in her refusal to allow any eventuality to mar her Love Affair.
195 Would his refusal to pay hurt him in further business dealings?
196 In many cases where a request has been made, it has met with a flat refusal.
197 The refusal did include policy reasons, but the fundamental aspect was those other problems which were given very considerable investigation.
198 Eisenhower had his greatest difficulties with the Army, for it suffered most from his refusal to increase the Defense Department budget.
199 Mr Blanc resigned in protest at the refusal to privatise the airline.
200 A right of first refusal was granted to former land and home owners when their expropriated property came on the market.
201 There'd been a chorus of objection then and a flat refusal from Becky to stay with the younger children.
202 The difference was exacerbated by Parliament's refusal to pay off the army's arrears of pay.
203 His refusal to compromise and his deeply suspicious nature was spoiling the pleasure of actually being part of the group.
204 Many of the people who try to file similar papers are driven by their refusal to pay taxes, Martin said.
205 Our concern is not the actual refusal rate but to ensure that families have choice on the basis of informed consent.
206 Thereafter a refusal will lead to the individual being expelled from the footplate line of promotion.
207 Lord Lane accepted that the refusal to allow Alladice a lawyer was quite improper and a clear breach of section 58.
208 Next term there will be a student campaign of refusal to pay tuition fees.
209 The refusal to see it, to be touched by it, which was so infinitely better than either sympathy or enthusiasm.
210 This is because it is possible to dismiss fairly for a refusal to accept change.