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to pronunciation1) A denial or rejection.
2) In contract law, a contracting party's words or actions that indicate an intention not to perform the contract in the future. A threatened breach of contract. Black's Law Dictionary Eighth Edition © 2004
" 'The effect on new technology beyond file-sharing isn't clear', says Bill Rosenblatt, president of New York-based GiantSteps Media Technology Strategies, who has written about peer-to-peer file-sharing and copyright issues. But Rosenblatt suggests the decision is less a repudiation of technology and more a rebuke on how that technology is marketed." Lily Henning, Legal Times 06-28-2005