n. denial of the existence of a contract and/or refusal to perfor...

The denial by one of the parties to a transaction, or participation in all or part of that transaction, or of the content of communication related to that transaction.

1540s, "divorce" (of a woman by a man), from Latin repudiationem (nominative repudiatio) "a rejection, refusal," noun of action from past participle stem of repudiare (see repudiat [..]

Actions demonstrating that one party to a contract refuses to perform an obligation. (See also: anticipatory breach)

1.  In cryptosystems, the denial by one of the entities involved in a communication of having participated in all or part of the communication.    2.  Denial by one of the entities involved in a communication of having participated in all or part of the communication [7498-2].

the refusal of public authorities to acknowledge or repay a debt

the rejection or renunciation of a duty or obligation (as under a contract) ;esp : anticipatory repudiation NOTE: A party aggrieved by a repudiation may consider a repudiated contract to have ...

The refusal of a buyer to accept goods for which it has contracted (provided the non-acceptance is not caused by a breach of contract by the exporter).

Repudiation generally refers to  rejecting or disowning or disclaiming something as invalid. For example, repudiation may be when one party refuses to honor their terms in a loan contract. Repudiation [..]

(n) rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid(n) refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities)(n) the exposure of falseness or pretensions

Rejecting or disowning or disclaiming anything as invalid.

n. denial of the existence of a contract and/or refusal to perform a contract obligation. Repudiation is an anticipatory breach of a contract.

repudiation|lang=en * 1955 - "Colonel Cathcart was stung by the blunt rebuke and skulked guiltily about his room in smarting repudiation." - Joseph Heller, ''Catch-22'', Chapter 13, page 140