refusal to pay
Example Sentences
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Resistance has taken many forms, from the Whiskey Rebellion of the 1790s to Thoreau’s refusal to pay taxes on moral grounds to the 1,400 elected officials who have signed Grover Norquist’s antitax pledge.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
On Ageas' refusal to pay out, he said: "They didn't want to know. They said the gust was only 53mph and it has to be 55mph to be declared a storm."
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024
A lawyer for the county likens the county’s refusal to pay for Lange’s surgery to its refusal to pay for hearing aids or lap band surgery for weight reduction.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2023
He's gained a reputation around his refusal to pay his legal counsel for their work but is paying his representation in his ongoing criminal cases.
From Salon • Aug. 24, 2023
She sent a written protest and refusal to pay her taxes, whereupon an official served papers on her and several shares of stock in the Bellows Falls National Bank were attached and sold at auction.
From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI by Harper, Ida Husted
