recusancy

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Obstinate refusal or opposition
The state of being a recusant; nonconformity
(Tarih) In the history of England, recusancy was a term used to describe the statutory offence of not complying with the established Church of England
refusal to submit to established authority; originally the refusal of Roman Catholics to attend services of the Church of England
The state of being recusant; nonconformity
{i} state of being recusant; noncompliance, unsubmissiveness; state of being obstinate in one's refusal