sich verweigern — meaning in English

English meaning

• demur verb Chiefly followed by to, and sometimes by at or on: to object or be reluctant; to balk, to take exception.
• repudiate verb To reject a claim, idea or association firmly and publicly, and to state that you want nothing to do with it.

Senses

sich verweigern is used for these senses in English:

• demur Chiefly followed by to, and sometimes by at or on: to object or be reluctant; to balk, to take exception.
• repudiate (transitive) To refuse to have any relation to; to disown.
• turn down (idiomatic) To refuse, decline, or deny.

demur — full definition

1. verb Chiefly followed by to, and sometimes by at or on: to object or be reluctant; to balk, to take exception.
2. verb To submit a demurrer (“motion by a party to a legal action for the immediate or summary judgment of the court on the question of whether, assuming the truth of the matter alleged by the opposite party, it is sufficient in law to sustain the action or defence, and hence whether the party bringing the motion is required to answer or proceed further”).
3. verb To endure, to last.
4. verb To linger, to tarry.

repudiate — full definition

1. verb To reject a claim, idea or association firmly and publicly, and to state that you want nothing to do with it.
2. verb To refuse to honour or be bound by a contract, agreement or debt.

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