denegation

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The Word of the Day for November 14 is:=20

denegation   \den-ih-GAY-shun\   noun
          : denial=20

Example sentence:
           =E2=80=9CThe defendant=E2=80=99s actions,=E2=80=9D the lawyer=
 argued, =E2=80=9Cled to the denegation of my client=E2=80=99s rights as=
 a citizen.=E2=80=9D

Did you know?
          Even if we didn't provide you with a definition, you might gue=
ss the meaning of "denegation" from the "negation" part. Both words are =
ultimately derived from the Latin verb "negare," meaning "to deny" or =E2=
=80=9Cto say no,=E2=80=9D and both first arrived in English in the15th c=
entury. "Negare" is also the source of our "abnegation" ("self-denial"),=
 "negate" ("to deny the truth of"), and "renegade" (which originally ref=
erred to someone who leaves, and therefore denies, a religious faith). E=
ven "deny" and "denial" are "negare" descendants. Like "denegation," the=
y came to us from "negare" by way of the Latin "denegare," which also me=
ans "to deny."





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