Repudiation
Encyclopedia
Repudiation may refer to:
- Repudiation, the formal act by which a husbandHusbandA husband is a male participant in a marriage. The rights and obligations of the husband regarding his spouse and others, and his status in the community and in law, vary between cultures and has varied over time...
forcibly renounces his wifeWifeA wife is a female partner in a marriage. The rights and obligations of the wife regarding her spouse and others, and her status in the community and in law, varies between cultures and has varied over time.-Origin and etymology:...
in certain cultures and religions - DisownmentDisownmentDisownment is the formal act or condition of forcibly renouncing or no longer accepting one's consanguineous child as a member of one's family or kin...
, the formal act by which a parent forcibly renounces his child - Anticipatory repudiationAnticipatory repudiationAnticipatory repudiation, also called an anticipatory breach, is a term in the law of contracts that describes a declaration by the promising party to a contract, that he or she does not intend to live up to his or her obligations under the contract....
is a term in the law of contracts that describes a declaration by one party (the promising party) to a contract that they do not intend to live up to their obligations under the contract - Non-repudiationNon-repudiationNon-repudiation refers to a state of affairs where the purported maker of a statement will not be able to successfully challenge the validity of the statement or contract. The term is often seen in a legal setting wherein the authenticity of a signature is being challenged...
is the concept of ensuring that a party in a dispute cannot repudiate, or refute the validity of a statement or contract - Repudiation (religion), the act of refusing and no longer accepting a philosophical or religious doctrineDoctrineDoctrine is a codification of beliefs or a body of teachings or instructions, taught principles or positions, as the body of teachings in a branch of knowledge or belief system...