recusancy
/rɪˈkjuzənsi/
noun
- Refusal to obey a rule, authority, or established practice, especially in a religious or political context.
- His recusancy toward the new school policies led to a meeting with the principal.
- The historian studied the records of Catholic recusancy during the Elizabethan era.
- In the 16th century, recusancy was a crime punishable by fines in England.
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