Sentence examples for by repudiation from inspiring English sources

However, the husband alone has the power to terminate a marriage unilaterally by repudiation (ṭalāq) of his wife.

A man can divorce his wife by repudiation, whereas a woman must give justifications, some of which are difficult to prove.

Investors worry that a left-wing victory will be followed by repudiation of the country's foreign debts and a full-blown economic meltdown like the one that has afflicted Argentina.

And it seems to us, upon general principles of justice, that, if he who, by repudiation, has prevented performance, asserts that the other party would not even have regained his outlay, the wrongdoer ought at least to be put upon his proof.

Not only is abolition still avoided by politicians fearful of soft on crime rhetoric but a Court whose prestige was damaged by repudiation of its 1972 effort will be hesitant to move precipitously.

Eisenhower refused, saying privately "nothing would please him [McCarthy] more than to get the publicity that would be generated by a public repudiation by the President".

Frustrated by the theological stalemate in the discussions with the Greeks and by their repudiation of his inflexible demands for submission to the Latin Church, Humbert, in a formal convocation in the cathedral of Hagia Sophia on July 16 , 1054 excommunicated Patriarch Michael as a heretic; a general condemnation of the entire Greek Orthodox Church followed.

Quite distinct from wares that preceded it, raku represents an attempt to arrive at a new kind of beauty by deliberate repudiation of existing forms.

Mainstream constitutional law is now defined in part by its repudiation of this holding, although the Supreme Court has never overturned the deeply flawed ruling.

He was largely responsible for the "apologetical declaration" of 1684, by which he and his followers disowned the authority of Charles II; the Privy Council replied by ordering repudiation of the declaration on pain of death.

This was well received by public opinion, which held the financiers responsible for all difficulties; it also lightened the public debt, which was further reduced by the repudiation of some government bonds and the repayment of others without interest.