ablehnen

ablehnen v 1. GEN decline, turn away, oppose; object to (Vorschlag); 2. PERS repudiate (Streik); 3. RECHT decline, reject

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v 1. <Geschäft> decline, turn away, oppose, Vorschlag object to; 2. <Person> Streik repudiate; 3. <Recht> decline, reject

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ablehnen
to decline, to refuse, to turn down, to deny, to disown, to pass up (US);
• Amt ablehnen to refuse an office;
• Angebot ablehnen to decline (refuse, throw, sl.) an offer;
• Antrag ablehnen to refuse an application, (parl.) to vote down a motion;
• Autorschaft ablehnen to disclaim authorship;
• Bewerber ablehnen to turn a candidate;
• Deckung ablehnen (Versicherung) to disclaim liability;
• einstimmig ablehnen to refuse with one voice;
• Gesuch ablehnen to run down a request, to dismiss a petition;
• Kundenaufträge ablehnen to turn away clients;
• Mindestlohn ablehnen to refuse a minimum wage;
• Verantwortung ablehnen to assume no responsibility;
• Verpflichtung ablehnen to decline a liability;
• Zuständigkeit ablehnen to refuse to acknowledge jurisdiction.