refusal

refusal
The act of one who has, by law, a right and power of having or doing something of advantage, and declines it. Also, the declination of a request or demand, or the omission to comply with some requirement of law, as the result of a positive intention to disobey. In the latter sense, the word is often coupled with "neglect," as if a party shall "neglect or refuse" to pay a tax, file an official bond, obey an order of court, etc. But "neglect" signifies a mere omission of a duty, which may happen through inattention, dilatoriness, mistake, or inability to perform, while "refusal" implies the positive denial of an application or command, or at least a mental determination not to comply. A rejection, a denial of what is asked. Board of Public Instruction of Palm Beach County, Fla. v. Cohen, C.A.Fla., 413 F.2d 1201, 1203.
See also rejection
As used in the context of the implied consent law simply means that an arrestee, after having been requested to take the breathalyzer test, declines to do so of his own volition. Rogers v. King, Mo.App., 684 S.W.2d 390, 393

Black's law dictionary. . 1990.

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