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41deny — de·ny vt de·nied, de·ny·ing 1: to declare untrue a party...shall admit or deny the averments Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 8(b) compare avoid 2: to refuse to grant denied the moti …
42reject — re·ject /ri jekt/ vt: to refuse to accept, acknowledge, or grant compare revoke Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. reject …
43disaffirm — dis·af·firm /ˌdi sə fərm/ vt: cancel rescind used esp. of a contract made by a minor dis·af·fir·mance /ˌdi sə fər məns/ n dis·af·fir·ma·tion /ˌdis ˌa fər mā shən/ n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law …
44contravene — I verb balk, be contrary to, be in conflict with, clash, conflict with, contest, contradict, counteract, cross, defeat, defy, deny, disagree, dispute, disregard, foil, frustrate, gainsay, go against, impugn, infringe, negate, nullify, oppose,… …
45disagree — I verb argue, battle, be at variance, be contrary, be discordant, be disunited, be in opposition, be of different opinions, be opposed, bicker, break with, cavil, challenge, clash, collide, conflict, confute, contest, contradict, contravene,… …
46oppugn — I verb aggress, assault, attack, be contrary, buck, call in question, challenge, clash, combat, conflict, confront, contend, contradict, contravene, controvert, counter, countervail, counterwork, criticize adversely, cross, deal a blow, defy,… …
47refute — I verb abnegate, belie, cancel, confute, contend, contradict, contravene, controvert, crush, debate, defeat, demolish, deny, destroy, disaffirm, disclaim, discredit, dispose of, disprove, explode, falsify, gainsay, impugn, invalidate, negate,… …
48contravene — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. violate, infringe upon; oppose, contradict, conflict with, defy. See opposition, negation, illegality. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. contradict, conflict with, violate; see deny , hinder , oppose 1 , 2 …
49controvert — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. deny, contradict, contravene, traverse (legal), impugn, refute, confute, oppose, argue against, dispute, counter, debate. See negation. Ant., confirm, support. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To argue… …
50contradict — verb 1) he contradicted the government s account of the affair Syn: deny, rebut, dispute, challenge, counter, controvert; formal gainsay Ant: confirm, agree with 2) nobody dared to contradict him Syn …