Webster's English Dictionary

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denial

de.ni.al \di-'ni-(-*)l\ n 1: refusal to satisfy a request or desire  2a1: 
   refusal to admit the truth or reality  2a2: assertion that something 
   alleged is false  2b: DISAVOWAL  3: the opposing by the defendant of an 
   allegation of the opposite party in  a law suit 4: restriction on one's own 
   activity or desires