refusal

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Noun

refusal (plural refusals)

1. The act of refusing.
2. (civil engineering) Depth or point at which well or borehole drilling cannot continue.

Synonyms

• (act of refusing): repudiation, abnegation, declination

Derived terms

• right of first refusal

Related terms

• refuse

Translations

the act of refusing

Dutch: weigering (nl) f. Esperanto: rifuzo (eo) Finnish: kieltäytyminen, torjuminen

Italian: rifiuto (it) m. Scottish Gaelic: diùltadh (gd) m. Telugu: నిరాకరణ (te) (niraakaraNa)

depth or point at which well or borehole drilling cannot continue

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