"reject a request" is a grammatically correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It means to decline or refuse a formal or official appeal or demand. Example: The company's policy is to reject all requests for refunds after 30 days of purchase.
Spain's parliament voted by a huge majority last month to reject a request from the Catalan parliament for an independence vote.
The Hague convention states that a country may reject a request if it "considers that its sovereignty or security would be prejudiced".
A coalition led by the Motion Picture Association of America was expected to file by Thursday comments that would urge the Commodities Futures Trading Commission to reject a request by Veriana Networks to create a market for film futures contracts.
An article on Tuesday about a recommendation by the N.B.A. relocation committee that the league's owners reject a request to move the Sacramento Kings to Seattle erroneously included, in some editions, one owner among the members of the committee.
Under the state's real property law, Mr. Belkin said, an owner can reasonably reject a request to assign a lease, with the issue of "reasonability" being determined by a court on a case-by-case basis.
The N.B.A.'s relocation committee on Monday unanimously recommended that the league's owners reject a request to move the Sacramento Kings to Seattle, a decision that will probably keep the team in California and settle a contentious bidding war.
Last month, state Democrats reluctantly rejected a request to throw out the results of the primary.
Last week, taxpayers in Lindenhurst rejected a request for a $7.5 million bond to build a new firehouse.
A federal panel has rejected a request by United Airlines for $1.8 billion in loan guarantees.
The decision came moments after the Supreme Court rejected a request for a stay of execution.
In Tallahassee, the Florida State Supreme Court rejected a request from Ms. Harris to block hand recounts.
