Recent Examples on the WebThe images that traveled around the world of the diminutive clergyman clutching a Bible and facing off against soldiers with machine guns became among the most potent global symbols of apartheid’s moral repugnancy. Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Dec. 2021
Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
repugnancy
noun
re·pug·nan·cy ri-ˈpəg-nən-sē
plural repugnancies
1
: the quality or fact of being inconsistent, irreconcilable, or in disagreement
specifically: a contradiction or inconsistency between sections of a legal instrument (as a contract or statute)
if two acts which cover the same subject matter are repugnant…, the latter operates to the extent of the repugnancy as a repeal of the former In re Miller, 107 F. Supp. 1006 (1952)