disaffirmance
disaffirmance · disaffirmances
The act of disaffirmingThe act of disaffirming; denial.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of disaffirming; denial.
(countable, uncountable)Overthrow or annulment by the decision of a superior tribunal
disaffirmance of judgement
(US, countable, uncountable)Annulment of a contract or obligation, such as one agreed by someone who was underage at the time, and has attained age of majority.
Origin
From dis- + affirmance.From dis- + affirmance.
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Forms
plural: disaffirmances| Singular | disaffirmance |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelateddisaffirmation
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable