repudiate
repudiate, vb. 1. To reject or renounce (a duty or obligation); esp., to indicate an intention not to perform (a contract). [Cases: Contracts 313. C.J.S. Contracts § 534.] 2. Hist. To divorce or disown (one’s wife).
repudiate, vb. 1. To reject or renounce (a duty or obligation); esp., to indicate an intention not to perform (a contract). [Cases: Contracts 313. C.J.S. Contracts § 534.] 2. Hist. To divorce or disown (one’s wife).