n. Refusal of submission; obstinate noncompliance or nonconformity; refractoriness.
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n. the trait of being unmanageable
Word Usage
"Under the order, jurors in the trial will be instructed that they can draw negative inferences — such as that Arab Bank knowingly aided terrorists — from the bank 's "recalcitrance" in producing the documents."