2. (Law) To refuse to confirm; to annul, as a judicial decision, by a contrary judgment of a superior tribunal. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
disaffirm — dis·af·firm /ˌdi sə fərm/ vt: cancel rescind used esp. of a contract made by a minor dis·af·fir·mance /ˌdi sə fər məns/ n dis·af·fir·ma·tion /ˌdis ˌa fər mā shən/ n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law … Law dictionary
disaffirm — [dis΄ə fʉrm′, dis′ə fʉrm] vt. 1. to deny or contradict (a former statement) 2. Law a) to refuse to abide by (a contract, agreement, etc.); repudiate b) to reverse or set aside (a former decision) disaffirmance n. disaffirmation [dis΄af΄ər… … English World dictionary
disaffirm — transitive verb Date: 1531 1. to refuse to confirm ; annul, repudiate 2. contradict • disaffirmance noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
disaffirm — disaffirmation /dis af euhr may sheuhn/, disaffirmance, n. /dis euh ferrm /, v.t. 1. to deny; contradict. 2. Law. to annul; reverse; repudiate. [1525 35; DIS 1 + AFFIRM] * * * … Universalium
disaffirm — verb To deny, contradict or repudiate … Wiktionary
disaffirm — Synonyms and related words: abjure, assert the contrary, belie, contest, contradict, contravene, controvert, counter, cross, deny, disallow, disavow, disclaim, disown, disprove, dispute, forswear, gainsay, impugn, join issue upon, negate,… … Moby Thesaurus
disaffirm — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To refuse to admit the truth, reality, value, or worth of: contradict, contravene, controvert, deny, gainsay, negate, negative, oppugn. Law: traverse. See AFFIRM … English dictionary for students
disaffirm — dis·af·firm || ‚dɪsÉ™ fÉœËm v. reverse a decision, annul, repudiate … English contemporary dictionary
disaffirm — verb Law reverse (a previous decision). ↘repudiate (a settlement). Derivatives disaffirmation noun … English new terms dictionary
disaffirm — dis·affirm … English syllables
