denied
Example Sentences
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Foro Penal finds that the majority of those doing time have been denied even the standard sham trial.
A legal representative for McClurkin denied the allegations as “categorically false.”
From Los Angeles Times
She said agents denied her access to a lawyer and a phone until she signed deportation papers.
From Los Angeles Times
The courts are overwhelmed, with backlogs now so severe that some accused are being given trial dates as far away as four years, violating the principle that justice delayed is justice denied.
From BBC
Cuba had long denied having active soldiers or security agents inside Venezuela, but freed political prisoners have often claimed they were interrogated by men with Cuban accents while in custody.
From BBC
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