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n. The act or an instance of refusing.

n. The opportunity or right to accept or reject something before it is offered elsewhere.

n. The act of refusing.

n. Depth or point at which well or borehole drilling cannot continue.

n. The act of refusing; denial of anything demanded, solicited, or offered for acceptance.

n. The right of taking in preference to others; the choice of taking or refusing; option.

n. The act of refusing; denial or rejection of anything demanded, solicited, or offered for acceptance.

n. The choice of refusing or taking; the right of taking in preference to others; option of buying; preëmption.

n. In hydraulic engineering, the resistance of a pile at any point to further driving.

n. In mech., the limiting resistance of a female screw or nut to further turning upon the male screw or bolt, and conversely.

n. the act of refusing

n. a message refusing to accept something that is offered

"For Israelis, that refusal translates as a denial of any Jewish connection to the land, which in turn means that the conflict is still open."

rejection    to buy the refusal of   

refuse   

option    repudiation    abnegation    declination   

perusal    recusal   

denial    rejection    dismissal    opposition    hostility    reply    declaration    determination    assurance    acceptance