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Meanings of absolute refusal in English

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Usage of absolute refusal in English
1
Again, Garson shook his head in absolute refusal of her plea.
Within the Law: From the Play of Bayard Veiller
2
A telegram from Schott containing an absolute refusal at once destroyed all hope.
My Life — Volume 2
3
He could see nothing and define nothing, save her absolute refusal to talk.
Paul Patoff
4
It was a refusal of expediency, he said, and not an absolute refusal.
Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story
5
He is committed to the wild novelty of absolute refusal.
The Children
6
Thinking it useless to repeat my absolute refusal I took my leave without replying.
Balthasar and Other Works - 1909
7
For she fears to displease them by an absolute refusal.
The Adventures of Ulysses
8
He returns an absolute refusal, and throws up his commission.'
Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since — Volume 1
9
As for Harold, he was thinking how best he could make his absolute refusal inoffensive.
The Man
10
The Arsenal tradition of absolute refusal to accept defeat has been in short supply this season.
The Guardian
11
This was no less than the absolute refusal of Dick Varley's canine property to follow him.
The Dog Crusoe and his Master
12
It seems certain that only the king's absolute refusal prevented this effectual measure from being resorted to.
Cavour
13
He even listened to their propositions with patience, and dismissed them in safety, though with an absolute refusal.
Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada, from the mss. of Fray Anto...
14
He considered himself at liberty to accept Mr. Harding's last speech as an absolute refusal of the appointment.
Barchester Towers
15
Does it mean perhaps the absolute refusal to accept the principle of love which is indeed creation's final law?
A Little Book for Christmas
16
One of her abiding memories is of his powerful voice and absolute refusal to use new-fangled devices such as megaphones.
The Irish Times
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