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Default (in a financial context)

Oxford English Dictionary (definition 2b)

Failure to meet financial commitments; non-payment of money owed; the state of being unable to fulfil financial obligations

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Dissent

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Disagreement with a proposal or resolution; the opposite of consent.

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