A denial or contradiction.
A proposition which is the contradictory of another proposition and which can be obtained from that other proposition by the appropriately placed addition/insertion of the word "not". (Or, in symbolic logic, by prepending that proposition with the symbol for the logical operator "not".)
The logical operation which obtains such (negated) propositions.
The act of negating something.
The act of contradicting something by making a contrary argument, or presenting contrary evidence.
A statement, designed to refute or negate specific arguments put forward by opponents.
A pleading by a defendant in reply to the evidence put forward by a plaintiff or the prosecution.