Denial
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
Framework senses
- §1
- renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
- §2
- a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
- §3
- the act of asserting that something alleged is not true
- §4
- the act of refusing to comply, as with a request
- §5
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts