refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities); "the repudiation of the debt by the city"
the exposure of falseness or pretensions; "the debunking of religion has been too successful"
a breach of the contract by the one party that justifies cancellation by the innocent party
a manifestation by one party to the other that the first cannot or will not perform at least some of its obligations under the contract
The denial by one of the parties to a transaction of participation in all or part of that transaction or of the content of the communication.
The ability of a user to falsely deny having performed an action while other parties cannot prove otherwise. For example, a user who deleted a file and who can successfully deny having done so.
Denial or refusal to acknowledge or accept an act, transaction, or information as true, after having done so previously.
The ability of a user to deny having performed an action that other parties cannot prove otherwise. For example, a user who deleted a file can successfully deny doing so if no mechanism (such as audit files) can contradict that claim.
A quality that prevents a third party from being able to prove that a communication between two other parties ever took place. This is a desirable quality if you do not want your communications to be traceable. See also non-repudiation.
has two meanings in contract. The first is where a party refuses to comply with a contract and this amounts to a breach of contract. The second is where a contract was made by a minor (person under the age of 18) who then repudiates it at or shortly after the age of 18. For this reason it is unwise to make anyone under 18 a director of a company as they could later repudiate a contract they signed.
The advance stated intention not to perform a legal obligation, particularly a contract obligation, at the time the performance is due.
A party to a contract is said to repudiate that contract if he makes it plain that he cannot or will not perform his obligations. Late payment is not normally considered to amount to a repudiation of the contract.
When one party refuses to honor their terms in a loan contract.
The refusal of one of the parties to a contract to carry out his/her responsibilities.
