refusal

The refusal will be questioned, as if the refusal is the unnatural position, not the offer.

What do you mean by 'Apple's refusal to allow third party extensions'?

Access can be denied in some cases, but the refusal has to be accompanied by a proper explanation.

That was primarily caused by Microsoft's refusal to sell any flagship Windows Phones after they purchased Nokia.

Their negligence or refusal to act on this matter is a threat to national security.

More often than not, it's a refusal to understand or apathy towards doing it.

While those incidents are obviously outrageous, refusal at the border isn't the same as prosecution and certainly nobody was sentenced to life imprisonment.

There is no way for them to find the facts without questioning the person and their refusal to comply peaceably makes it impossible.

Nowadays, even associating with them can kill your brand (for good reason) and I'll give them a blanket refusal.

Their refusal did not constitute censorship, if that's what you're asking.

Most companies have a Right of first refusal clause embedded in the options agreement effectively limiting selling shares of private companies even after exercising options.

But this is just a refusal to meet contracted obligations, while laying the blame at the feet of the people that held up their end.

Assuming that's an accurate reading of GP's comment, I think it's quite telling that, again, an employee's refusal to be illegally intimidated should be constructed as "telling her manager to fuck off".