declinature

declinature
/di kluy"neuh cheuhr, -choor'/, n.
the act of refusing.
[1630-40; alter. of earlier declinatour, influenced by L declinatura. See DECLINATION, -URE]

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  • Declinature — De*clin a*ture (?; 135), n. The act of declining or refusing; as, the declinature of an office. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • declinature — index negation, refusal, rejection Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 declinature …   Law dictionary

  • declinature — n. non acceptance, polite rejection …   English contemporary dictionary

  • declinature — n. Refusal, non acceptance, declination, declension …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • declinature — de·clin·a·ture …   English syllables

  • declinature — /dəˈklaɪnətʃə/ (say duh kluynuhchuh) noun the act or fact of refusing …  

  • declinature — Same as declination …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • declinature — nəchə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: alteration (influenced by ure) of earlier declinatour, from declinatour, adjective, denying jurisdiction, from Middle English (Scots), modification of Medieval Latin declinatorius 1. Scots law : a plea denying… …   Useful english dictionary

  • List of Acts of the Scottish Parliament to 1707 — is a list of Acts of Parliament of the Parliament of Scotland. It lists the Acts of Parliament of the old Parliament of Scotland, that was merged with the old Parliament of England to form the Parliament of Great Britain, by the Union with… …   Wikipedia

  • Refusal — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Refusal >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 refusal refusal rejection Sgm: N 1 noncompliance noncompliance incompliance Sgm: N 1 denial denial Sgm: N 1 declining declining &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 declens …   English dictionary for students

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