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title: "Reject an action item"
description: "Reject an action item as not applicable. If an approval action gates `action_item:reject` for this item, it moves to `pending_rejection` until the approval request is decided. Otherwise it transitions straight to `rejected`."
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Reject an action item as not applicable. If an approval action gates `action_item:reject` for this item, it moves to `pending_rejection` until the approval request is decided. Otherwise it transitions straight to `rejected`.


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