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justify

-fied -fy·ing vt 1 : to prove or show to be just, right, or reasonable [does not a denial of bail] 2 : to show to have had a legally sufficient reason or cause [a defendant may

nolo contendere

subjects the defendant to conviction as in the case of a guilty plea but that does not bar denial of the truth of the charges in another proceeding (as a civil action based on the same acts)

Headshake

A significant shake of the head commonly as a signal of denial

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non est factum

non est factum [New Latin, (it) is not (his or her) deed] : a defense by way of denial of a deed (as the execution of a contract)

prejudice

Procedure Rule 14"] 2 : to injure or damage (rights) by some legal action or prejudice [that the denial prejudiced his right to a fair trial] [this clause does not other rights]

statute of frauds

it or by an authorized agent 2 : a defense employing a statute of frauds (as in the denial of an enforceable agreement)

stowaway

States surreptitiously on an airplane or vessel without legal status of admission. Such an alien is subject to denial of formal admission and return to the point of embarkation by the transportation carrier. Source: U.S. Citizenship and

Confessedly

By confession without denial

Contradiction

An assertion of the contrary to what has been said or affirmed denial of the truth of a statement or assertion contrary declaration gainsaying

Contradictory

Affirming the contrary implying a denial of what has been asserted also mutually contradicting inconsistent

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