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rejection — re·jec·tion /ri jek shən/ n: the act or an instance of rejecting: as a: a refusal to accept an offer b: a refusal to accept nonconforming goods as performance of a contract ◇ Rejection and revocation are two remedies available to the buyer under… … Law dictionary
rejection — The repudiation by the debtor (or trustee) of a prepetition executory contract. Rejection relieves the estate of any performance obligations leaving the other party to the contract with a prepetition unsecured claim for damages (SA… … Glossary of Bankruptcy
rejection — 1550s, from Fr. réjection (16c.) or directly from L. rejectionem, noun of action from reicere (see REJECT (Cf. reject)). In 19c., it also could mean “excrement.” Medical transplant sense is from 1954. In the psychological sense, relating to… … Etymology dictionary
Rejection — Re*jec tion (r? j?k sh?n), n. [L. rejectio: cf. F. r[ e]jection.] Act of rejecting, or state of being rejected. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rejection — [n] denial, refusal bounce, brushoff*, cold shoulder*, disallowance, dismissal, elimination, exclusion, hard time*, kick in teeth*, nix*, no dice*, no go*, nothing doing*, no way*, pass*, rebuff, renunciation, repudiation, slap in the face*,… … New thesaurus
rejection — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ outright, total, wholesale ▪ explicit ▪ deliberate ▪ knee jerk ▪ There is often a … Collocations dictionary
Rejection — The word rejection was first used in 1415. The original meaning was to throw or to throw back .Rejection may mean:* Social rejection, in psychology, an interpersonal situation that occurs when a person or group of people exclude an individual… … Wikipedia
réjection — (ré jè ksion) s. f. Action de rejeter hors de soi. • Les chenilles doivent rejeter la membrane fine.... cette réjection...., BONNET Obs. 5e insectes.. Fig. • Cette réjection des sacrements, BAYLE art. Pellisson, note j.. • Sa communion… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
rejection */*/ — UK [rɪˈdʒekʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms rejection : singular rejection plural rejections 1) [countable/uncountable] a refusal to accept, approve, or support something Their rejection of the peace plan raises the threat of a more general war.… … English dictionary
rejection — Refusal by a bank to grant credit, usually because of the applicants financial history, or refusal to accept a security presented to complete a trade, usually because of a lack of proper endorsements or violation of rules of a firm. Bloomberg… … Financial and business terms
Rejection — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Rejection >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 rejection rejection repudiation exclusion Sgm: N 1 refusal refusal &c. 764 Sgm: N 1 declination declination PARAG:Rejection >V GRP: V 1 Sgm: V 1 r … English dictionary for students
