"denial" | Definition and Related Words

denial

Noun

is a type of: speech act - the use of language to perform some act
subtypes:
- abnegation - the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief
- naysaying - the act of saying no to a request
- negative - a reply of denial
- refusal - the act of refusing
- disavowal, disclaimer - denial of any connection with or knowledge of
is a type of: assertion, asseveration, averment - a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

subtypes: negation - the speech act of negating

same as: disaffirmation
referred to in: psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders

is a type of: defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction - (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
is a type of:
- forgoing, forswearing, renunciation - the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)
- self-sacrifice, selflessness - acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity
same as: abnegation, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-renunciation
referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority

is a type of: due process, due process of law - (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards

subtypes: entrapment - a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials

is a part of: trial - (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law

same as: defence, defense, demurrer

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