BNET Business Dictionary

Business Definition for: Repudiation

a refusal to pay or acknowledge a debt

Wiktionary Definition for: Repudiation

#the act of refuse refusing and not accepting; the act of repudiate repudiating
Ex:''The young man's '''repudiation''' of the church's doctrines caused a conflict between him and his religious parents.''

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The repudiation syndrome. (Comment).(Democrat Party candidates for president): SINCE LYNDON JOHNSON, EVERY Democrat who has run for president has suffered repudiation within his own party after either serving in office or losing the election. Democrats repudiated Johnson because of the Vietnam War, Jimmy Carter because of the economy and Bill Clinton because of his...; Tags: Bush, Democrat, Democratic Party, Gore, Leadership; Research articles 2002-11-18
How Debt Repudiation Presents Systemic Risk: In its Week in Review section, the NY Times recently ran a piece by David Streitfeld titled “When Debtors Decide to Default”. I thought it was an important story. The NY Times put the issue of Debt Repudiation on the table. Exactly where it belongs. The author also contributed a...; Tags: US Market, Financial, Bruce Krasting, Capital One Financial Corp.; External links 2009-07-28
A little booing from the audience: China.(National People's Congress actions): The National People's Congress resisted one of the candidates proposed by China's leaders to fill the slot of vice prime minister. Jiang Chungyun's narrow margin of victory was seen as a repudiation of General Secretary of the Communist Party and presidenThe National People's Congress resisted one of the candidates proposed...; Tags: U.S. Congress; Research articles 1995-03-25
MERC vote shakes up exchange. (Chicago Mercantile Exchange): Independent traders smack Sandner, broker group pals In a potent repudiation of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Chairman John F. "Jack" Sandner's leadership and of powerful floor broker associations, Merc members voted out five of 11 sitting direIndependent traders smack Sandner, broker group pals In a potent repudiation...; Tags: Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc., trader; Research articles 1997-01-20
NATCA: FAA Reneges on Signed Agreements to Manage Atlanta Operations: In a stark repudiation of its own signed agreements the Federal Aviation Administration said this week it is breaking apart its combined tower/radar approach control facilities controlling Atlanta airspace, penalizing air traffic controllers who are handlIn a stark repudiation of its own signed agreements the Federal Aviation Administration said this...; Tags: agreement, FAA, traffic controller; Research articles 2004-02-10

The week: * If the first Bush was "born with a silver foot in his mouth," did Senator Kerry acquire one when he married Teresa? * The White House has now completed a repudiation of its "stay the course" rhetoric--a repudiation that began, fitfully, months ago. Since no one--not even hawks--has...; Tags: advertisement, Allen, America, British Broadcasting Corp., Brown University, Democrat, Ford Motor Co., Government, Iraq, Obama, president, Republican, Sen., SOFTWARE, U.N., U.S. Senate; Research articles 2006-11-20
Oil Price Outlook: Steady As She Goes: Alan von Altendorf submits: This is going to be a near-term 2010 call, based on production data charted by Rembrandt Koppelaar, employment and GDP outlook by Mish, and the growing threat of "ruthless default" consumer debt repudiation in the United States: People do not care about credit scores...; Tags: Energy, Alan von Altendorf, United States Oil Fund LP; External links 2009-07-28
Security of the Internet: The Internet is not a single network, but a worldwide collection of loosely connected networks that are accessible by individual computer hosts in a variety of ways, including gateways, routers, dial-up connections, and Internet service providers. Concepts relating to the people who use that information are authentication, authorization, and non...; Tags: Carnegie-Mellon University, Internet, Security; White papers
Soveriegn Debt and Repudiation: The Emerging-Market Debt Crisis in the U.S. States, 1839-1843: In 1841 and 1842, eight states and the Territory of Florida defaulted on their sovereign debts. The objective of this report is to draw parallels with the emerging-markets debt crises of the present time. One lesson of the 1840s crisis is that emerging-market debt defaults and repudiations need not be...; Tags: Debt, Investment, Financial Services, Finance; White papers 2004-09-01
Addressing The Contract Issue, Standardisation For QoS: Higher level service support mechanisms are an integral part of the future vision for Web / Grid Services. This paper argues that the areas of discovery, differentiation, negotiation, monitoring and non-repudiation of agreements cannot be considered in isolation to each other. The areas outlined above are examined, primarily from a...; Tags: Lancaster University, QoS, Ontology, Strategy, Management; White papers 2005-10-11
Cylink's SecureLAN Family Cost-Effectively Secures Enterprise Networks Packet-Based Security, Significantly Lowers Network Operating Costs: SUNNYVALE, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 11, 1995--Cylink Corporation announced today its SecureLAN family, the first suite of certificate-based information security products that lowers LAN operating costs while providing the highest level of access control, authentication, integrity, privacy and non-repudiation for individual networks, subnets and nodes.; Tags: enterprise network, network, security; Research articles 1995-09-11
Identrus and Swift Combine Trust and Secure Messaging Services for B2B E-Commerce; Financial Institutions Provide Businesses With Assured Identity and Non-Repudiation Over the Internet: Business/Technology Editors; Tags: B2B, B2B e-commerce, financial, Internet, messaging, messaging service; Research articles 2000-09-13
Calpine Power Income Fund Updates Claim in Calpine Corp. Insolvency Proceedings: The Trustees of Calpine Power Income Fund (TSX: CF.UN) today provided new information on the Repudiation Claim against insolvent Calpine Corporation ("Calpine Corp.") of San Jose, CA and its subsidiaries including Calpine Energy Services Canada Partnership ("CESCA") of Calgary.; Tags: Calpine Corp.; Research articles 2006-12-19
Riggs Rejects PNC Demands and Sues PNC For Damages; Provides Indications of 2004 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results: WASHINGTON -- Riggs National Corporation (Nasdaq:RIGS) today reported that its Board of Directors has unanimously rejected the terms and conditions demanded by The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. in order for PNC to proceed with consummation of their previously announced Merger Agreement. Riggs today has sent a letter informing PNC...; Tags: merger; Research articles 2005-02-07
Court denies ConEd's motion to dismiss Northeast Utilities lawsuit. (News in Brief).(Consolidated Edison)(Brief Article): Northeast Utilities NU announced recently that the federal district court in Manhattan has denied, in its entirety; Consolidated Edison's motion for summary judgment dismissing NU's lawsuit seeking to recover damages for Con Ed's repudiation of the Northeast Utilities NU announced recently that the federal district...; Research articles 2003-04-28
US Airways Pushes for Repudiation of Flight Treaty with Britain.: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; Tags: US Airways Group Inc.; Research articles 1998-10-22
State Senate in Okla. votes to end link with Jim Crow laws: The state Senate on Tuesday adopted by voice vote a resolution calling for the repudiation of all concepts and ideas behind the Jim Crow laws passed by the original Oklahoma Legislature.; Tags: U.S. Senate; Research articles 2008-02-07
ClassifEye's Secure Biometric Solution Joins the Symbian Smartphone Ecosystem: JERUSALEM -- ClassifEye, Ltd, a developer of fingerprint recognition and m-commerce solutions, today announced that it has joined the Symbian Platinum Program to support the growing market for Symbian smartphones by extending ClassifEye's solution to the Symbian ecosystem. ClassifEye's unique, software-only, technology leverages the on-board camera for secure authentication and...; Tags: smart phone, Symbian Inc.; Research articles 2007-03-20
What the center doesn't hold. (post-1996 elections and the American political center)(Cover Story): It is not important whether the 1996 elections results meant a win for the political center because several political views were reaffirmed by voters. These included a repudiation of GOP attacks on big government, resentment towards family income erosion, and support for social security programs. Even before the polls...; Tags: Benefits, Democrat, Democratic Party, Gingrich, Government, HEALTHCARE, Labor, Republican, SOFTWARE; Research articles 1996-12-02
De-taxification. (Catastrophic health care law repealed; capital gains tax) (editorial): De-taxification A natural law in Washington is that political issues exist in their own vacuums. They are unconnected to other issues and are not linked to root causes, which, for Washington lawmakers, do not exist. Two recent headline grabbers--the capital gains tax fight...; Tags: Benefits, FINANCE, HEALTHCARE, SOFTWARE, Taxes, U.S. Congress; Research articles 1989-10-30