recusancy

[rek-yuh-zuhn-see, ri-koo-] / ˈrɛk yə zən si, rɪˈku- /

NOUN

nonconformity

Synonyms

STRONG

bohemianism breach denial disaffection disagreement disapprobation disapproval discordance disobedience dissent eccentricity exception heresy heterodoxy iconoclasm insubordination lawlessness negation nonacceptance noncompliance objection opposition originality recalcitrance rejection strangeness unconventionality uniqueness unorthodoxy unruliness veto violation

WEAK

contumaciousness mutinousness nonagreement nonconsent recusance transgressiveness

Antonyms

STRONG

acceptance agreement allowance approval concurrence endorsement harmony normality obedience observance orthodoxy peace permission ratification sanction usualness

WEAK

compliance conformity

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He laughed and cried: "Thou hast a ready tongue, young mistress; and when tried for recusancy I warrant thou'lt give the judge a piece of thy mind."

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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.

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The acts imposing fines for recusancy, repealed in 1650, were later executed with great severity.

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Halifax now worked to establish intimate relations between Charles and the prince of Orange and opposed the abrogation of the recusancy laws.

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Charles found himself embarrassed by a request to put in force the recusancy laws, while at the same time he was angered by an open attack upon his favourite.

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