refusal to pay
Example Sentences
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Resistance has taken many forms, from the Whiskey Rebellion of the 1790s to Thoreau’s refusal to pay taxes on moral grounds to the 1,400 elected officials who have signed Grover Norquist’s antitax pledge.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
The administration’s refusal to pay, in continued defiance of Judge Ali’s orders, is what prompted Ali to issue his final order including a payment deadline.
From Salon ● Mar. 9, 2025
Its members proposed continued nonviolent disobedience and boycotts against British goods, along with a refusal to pay certain taxes.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
It follows Medibank's refusal to pay a ransom for the data, supported by the Australian government.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2022
And whenever they levied a distress, in consequence of a refusal to pay it, nothing was to be found but “Old ends, such as nobody cared for.”
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Isaac Disraeli
