DenialWordNet Explorer

renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others

acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity

the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)

a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him

(law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards

(law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law

the collection of rules imposed by authority

a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials