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Relinquishment vs Refusal - What's the difference?

relinquishment | refusal |

As nouns the difference between relinquishment and refusal

is that relinquishment is the act of relinquishing something while refusal is the act of refusing.

relinquishment

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of relinquishing something.

    • Synonyms

    * abandonment * cession * renunciation * surrender

    refusal

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of refusing.
  • (civil engineering) Depth or point at which well or borehole drilling cannot continue.

    • Synonyms

    * (act of refusing) repudiation, abnegation, declination

    Derived terms

    * right of first refusal

    Related terms

    * refuse

    Anagrams

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