disallow
verbCA, US, UK /ˌdɪsəˈlaʊ/ · AU /ˌdɪsəˈlæɔ/
Etymology From Middle English disallowen, desallowen, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman desalouer, Old French desalöer. By surface analysis, dis- + allow.
1
To refuse to allow.
- The prisoners were disallowed to contact with a lawyer.
2
To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper.
- The goal was disallowed because the player was offside.
- England will regard it as a measure of justice for Frank Lampard's disallowed goal against Germany in Bloemfontein at the 2010 World Cup - but it was also an illustration of how they rode their luck for long periods in front of a predictably partisan home crowd.2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport:
3
Law UK, Historical To overrule a colonial legislation by the sovereign-in-privy council.
- Derived terms
- disallowability, disallowable, disallower
- Related terms
- disallowance