Which part? I assume you mean the denial? A simple example would be "work to rule": in many professions work processes are heavily regulated (whether by law or

Which part? I assume you mean the denial? A simple example would be "work to rule": in many professions work processes are heavily regulated (whether by law or by corporate guidelines) but the unspoken assumption is that you know which rules you should ignore and which ones you actually need to follow - but if you tried to find this out by asking "is this a rule I need to follow or not" you would get the clearly incorrect answer that all rules must be followed; of course if you did follow all the rules (aka "work to rule") you would be disciplined for failing to meet quotas (because you can't be disciplined for following the rules).