recusancy

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Yet, as she went home again with the young man, she put her hand on his arm tentatively, a little bit ashamed, her hand pleaded that he would not hold it against her, her recusancy.

From The Rainbow by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)

And in the Report of the Prison Inspectors to the House of Lords, in 1841, it appeared that, in 1830, ten persons were in prison for recusancy in not attending their parish churches.

From Old Church Lore by Andrews, William

Like an undaunted Abolitionist he flung aside all compromise, refused to accede to the English bill that many administration opponents welcomed as an exit from the dilemma of party recusancy.

From Lincoln, the Politician by Levy, T. Aaron

I believe the reason of this recusancy is the fear of disgusting my friends, as with a book open always at the same page.

From The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol II. by Carlyle, Thomas

She told him what had passed, and how Sir Nicholas had been fined again for his recusancy; and how Lady Maxwell had sung one of Sir Thomas Wyatt's songs.

From By What Authority? by Benson, Robert Hugh