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consequence being fore-known as the inevitable concomitant of that which is desired, but being itself an object of repugnance rather than desire, and therefore not intended, John Salmond, Jurisprudence, 380-381, Glanville L Williams; see also Black's Law

VerbarGynephobia

Hatred of women repugnance to the society of women

Recalcitrant

Kicking back recalcitrating hence showing repugnance or opposition refractory

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Recalcitrate

To kick against to show repugnance to to rebuff

Recalcitration

A kicking back again opposition repugnance refractoriness

Reluct

To strive or struggle against anything to make resistance to draw back to feel or show repugnance or reluctance

Reluctance

The state or quality of being reluctant repugnance aversion of mind unwillingness often followed by an infinitive or by to and a noun formerly sometimes by

Revolting

Causing abhorrence mixed with disgust exciting extreme repugnance loathsome as revolting cruelty

Contrariety

The state or quality of being contrary opposition repugnance disagreement antagonism

Curtesy of England

34 Vict. c. 23). A condition to restrain the husband of a feme-donee in tail from curtesy is repugnant and void, Co. Litt. 224 a. An estate by the curtesy, in respect of the estate tail,or of

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