negation (redirected from Negation sign)

negation noun abjuration, abnegation, abolishment, abolition, abrogation, annulment, cancellation, cassation, confutation, contradiction, contravention, declination, defiance, denial, disaffirmation, disagreement, disapproval, disavowal, disclaimer, disproof, dissent, forswearing, gainsay, gainsaying, infitiatio, nonacceptance, nonagreement, nonconsent, noncorroboration, nullification, opposition, protest, protestation, recantation, refusal, refutation, rejection, repeal, repudiation, rescission, retractation, retraction, reversal, revocation, traversal
Associated concepts: negation of warranty

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See also: absence, ademption, annulment, answer, antipode, cancellation, confutation, contradiction, contravention, counterargument, declination, defeasance, denial, disagreement, disapprobation, disapproval, discharge, disclaimer, omission, prohibition, refusal, rejection, renunciation, reply, repudiation, rescision, retraction, revocation

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NEGATION. Denial. Two negations are construed to mean one affirmation. Dig. 50, 16, 137.