disallowance en · NOUN
Etymology
From dis- + allowance and disallow + -ance; may be analyzed as dis- + allow + -ance.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
1981 December 19, Andrew C. Irish, “Support For Gay Nurses”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 22, page 4:
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| disallowances | Number=Plur | lexicographic |