disputing, rejecting, refuting, dismissing, asserting, depriving, claiming, justifying, negating, nullifying, granting, confirming, revoking, insisting, ignoring, disallowing, rescinding, admitting, exonerating, absolving, disavowing, acknowledging, contradicting, doubting, insinuating, quashing, rebutting, belittling, refusing, disregarding, stating, accepting, giving, restricting, criticizing, defended, repudiating, affirming, objecting, countered, arguing, precluding, limiting, declaring, contending, reiterating, excusing, overruling, renouncing, suppressing, waiving, downplayed, guaranteeing, disowning, terminating, disproving, barring, condemning, substantiating, impugning, reaffirming, misrepresenting, having, debunking, denigrating, acquitting, delaying, saying, affording, discrediting, without, undermining, praising, mentioning, ridiculing, obtaining, invalidating, scotched, rebuking, squelching, rebuffing, snubbing, canceling, exculpated, accusing, persecuting, issuing, lacked, suggesting, penalizing, disfavoring, forcing, intimating, blaming, stonewalled, assuring, reasserting, adducing, lauding, overturning, countenancing, ruled

affirmative pleading, allegation, allegement, anabaptist denomination, defence, defense, demurrer, denial, determinism, disbelieving, estoppel, pass, plead, sceptical, self-control, self-denial, self-discipline, skeptical, unbelieving