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denial, defense, defence, demurrer | [in law] a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him | |
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denial, disaffirmation | the act of asserting that something alleged is not true | |
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denial | [in psychiatry] a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts | |
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denial | the act of refusing to comply (as with a request) | |
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denial, abnegation, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-renunciation | renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others |