#disavowal  denial of any connection with or knowledge of
  supertype:  denial  the act of refusing a request; "it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges"
  subtype:  abjuration__retraction__recantation  a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
     subtype:  backdown__withdrawal__climb-down__climbdown  a retraction of a previously held position

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