refusal
act of repudiation, abnegation, or declination
stop payment
request to cancel a payment
buck passing
the act of attributing to another person or group one's own responsibility
unbelief
absence (or rejection) of belief, especially religious belief
conscientious objector
individual who refuses to do something on the grounds of freedom of thought, conscience, and/or religion
denial
rejecting a fact despite the overwhelming evidence of its truth based on fear of its outcome
no comment
phrase describing declining comment
repudiation of debt
event in which a government unilaterally cancels a debt it owes
draft evasion
intentional non-compliance with military conscription
against medical advice
when a patient leaves a hospital against the advice of their doctor