Deny

Legal Definition and Related Resources of Deny

Meaning of Deny

Disclaim connection with or responsibility for; refuse to acknowledge ; contract ; disavow. Ridinger vState, (Okla.Crim.)267 P.2d 175.

Synonyms of Deny

(Contradict), verb

  • contravene
  • controvert
  • declare to be false
  • declare to be untrue
  • disaffirm
  • disagree
  • disallow
  • disavow
  • disclaim
  • disown
  • dispute
  • dissent
  • forswear
  • gainsay
  • infitias ire
  • negare
  • negate
  • refuse to acknowledge
  • refuse to admit
  • refuse to allow
  • reject as erroneous
  • repudiate
  • traverseforeign phrases: Ei incumbitprobatio
  • quidicit
  • non qui negat; cum per rerum naturam factum negantisprobatio nulla sit
  • Tne burden of proof lies upon him who asserts it
  • not upon him who denies; since
  • by the nature of things
  • he who denies a fact cannot produce any proof of it

(Refuse to grant), verb

  • abnegate
  • forbid
  • keep from
  • negare
  • prohibit
  • refuse to allow
  • refuse to bestow
  • refuse to give
  • refuse to permit
  • refuse to supply
  • reject
  • renege
  • renounce
  • withhold
  • Associated Concepts: deny a claim
  • deny a motion
  • deny a right
  • deny due process
  • deny liability

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Translate Motion Denied from English to Spanish

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See Also

  • Admission
  • Defense
  • Traverse

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