refusal to pay

refusal to pay
index default, dishonor (nonpayment), nonpayment

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006

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  • vexatious refusal to pay claim — A ground for subjecting an insurance company to a penalty. A refusal to pay founded, not upon what appear to be the facts, but only upon a possibility that later investigation may develop facts justifying refusal to pay. 29A Am J Rev ed Ins §… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • vexatious delay or refusal to pay — Term used in insurance statutes providing for penalties for insurer s conduct in unjustifiably refusing to pay insurance claims, e.g., a refusal to pay insurance claim, based on suspicion without substantial fact to support that suspicion, is… …   Black's law dictionary

  • vexatious refusal to pay — See vexatious delay or refusal to pay …   Black's law dictionary

  • refusal */*/ — UK [rɪˈfjuːz(ə)l] / US [rɪˈfjuz(ə)l] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms refusal : singular refusal plural refusals the act of refusing to do something She gave a firm refusal. refusal to do something: The protesters considered several… …   English dictionary

  • refusal — re|fus|al [ rı fjuzl ] noun count or uncount ** the act of refusing to do something: She gave a firm refusal. refusal to do something: The protesters considered several options, including a refusal to pay taxes. a. the act of refusing to accept… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • refusal — re|fus|al [rıˈfju:zəl] n [U and C] when you say firmly that you will not do, give, or accept something refusal to do sth ▪ His refusal to pay the fine got him into even more trouble. flat/blunt/point blank refusal (=an immediate direct refusal) ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • refusal — noun (C, U) 1 an act of saying or showing that you will not do something that someone has asked you to do: refusal to do sth: His refusal to pay the fine got him into trouble. | point blank refusal (=an immediate direct refusal) 2 an act of not… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Refusal of work — is behavior which refuses to adapt to regular employment.[1] As actual behavior, with or without a political or philosophical program, it has been practiced by various subcultures and individuals. Radical political positions have openly advocated …   Wikipedia

  • refusal — re‧fus‧al [rɪˈfjuːzl] noun give/​offer someone first refusal to let someone be the first to decide whether they want to buy something you are selling before you offer it to other people: • If you ever sell the business I d like to be offered… …   Financial and business terms

  • refusal — The act of one who has, by law, a right and power of having or doing something of advantage, and declines it. Also, the declination of a request or demand, or the omission to comply with some requirement of law, as the result of a positive… …   Black's law dictionary

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