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disapply en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Latin applicō Old French applierbor. Middle English aplien English apply English disapply From dis- + apply.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To decline to apply a rule or law that previously applied
   • Article 4 does not require Italy to disapply its domestic legislation governing the sale of insect repellent products on the ground that, in another Member State, Germany in this instance, their marketing is not subject to any authorisation or registration. 2004 February 12, Opinion of Advocate General Ruiz-Jarabo, Court of Justice of the European Communities, in Case C-443/02, point 54:
   • The hard-right New Conservatives grouping demanded that Sunak’s new legislation “must disapply the Human Rights Act”, while the former home secretary Suella Braverman, who was sacked by Sunak last week, said the new bill must exclude all avenues of legal challenge. 2023 November 19, Rajeev Syal, “Sunak could block Human Rights Act to force through Rwanda asylum plan”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
   • If we were to accept Amendment No. 144D, the effect of that would be to disapply the definition from properties that are not yet on the market. 2004 October 19, House of Lords Hansard for 19 Oct 2004, pt 5:

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