disallowance
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disallowance
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From dis- + allowance and disallow + -ance; may be analyzed as dis- + allow + -ance.
noun disallowances
- The action of not allowing, or of withdrawing allowance. The currently advocated Family Protection Act, which thinly veneers its discriminatory attitudes about strict social conformity and the 'disallowance of individual choice with a stated concern for today's social fabric.
- A power a higher level authority has to disallow particular legislation of the lower level jurisdiction; such as a federal government disallowing state/provincial legislation, or the British monarch disallowing colonial legislation.
Talk about this word "disallowance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/disallowance. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. disallowance. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/disallowance "disallowance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/disallowance.Cite this
@misc{disallowance_2026,
title = {disallowance},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/disallowance},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
