refuse admittance
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The great bulk of the visitors have been curious correspondents and press agents, to whom Carter reserved the right to refuse admittance.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Calvert's case, the court held that a suspect's absence may be simply another attempt to refuse admittance, and thus permits police to break in without service.
From Time Magazine Archive
Guy had not time to refuse admittance to the visitor, she followed so close upon her message.
From Guy Livingstone; or, 'Thorough' by Lawrence, George A. (George Alfred)
But in the course of the next twelve months Dr. Wortle was obliged to refuse admittance to a dozen eligible pupils because he had not room for them.
From Dr. Wortle's School by Trollope, Anthony
And the public responded so that we filled the hall to the doors and were reluctantly constrained to refuse admittance to a host beside.
From The Morris Book, Part 1 A History of Morris Dancing, With a Description of Eleven Dances as Performed by the Morris-Men of England by Sharp, Cecil J.
