01 n. The act of refusing; denial of anything demanded, solicited, or offered for acceptance.
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The act of refusing; denial of anything demanded, solicited, or offered for acceptance.“Do they not seek occasion of new quarrels, On my refusal, to distress me more?” — Milton.
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The right of taking in preference to others; the choice of taking or refusing; option; as, to give one the refusal of a farm; to have the refusal of an employment.