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
He's gained a reputation around his refusal to pay his legal counsel for their work but is paying his representation in his ongoing criminal cases.
From Salon • Aug. 24, 2023
Its members proposed continued nonviolent disobedience and boycotts against British goods, along with a refusal to pay certain taxes.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
Medibank's refusal to pay a ransom for the data is being supported by the Australian government.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2022
If in any of the colonies, as in Connecticut, they were oppressed for their refusal to pay ecclesiastical taxes and to bear arms, the facts were known in England.
From The Development of Religious Liberty in Connecticut by Greene, Maria Louise
