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disalt (dis-awlt), vb. Hist. To disable (a person). [Blacks Law 8th]

disallow,vb.1. To refuse to allow (something).2. To reject (something). [Blacks Law 8th]

disagreement. 1. A difference of opinion; a lack of agreement. 2. A quarrel. 3. An annulment; a refusal to accept something, such as an interest in an estate. [Blacks Law 8th]

disafforest    (dis-<<schwa>>-for-<<schwa>>st    or    -fahr-<<schwa>>st),    vb.[fr.    French desaforester]  Hist.  To  free  lands  from  the  restrictions  of  the  forest  laws  and  return  them  to  the status of ordinary lands. — Also termed deafforest. [Blacks Law 8th]

disaffirmance   (dis-<<schwa>>-f<<schwa>>rm-<<schwa>>nts).1.   An   act   of   denial;   a repudiation, as of an earlier transaction. [Cases: Contracts    272.C.J.S. Contracts §§ 471, 484.] 2. A  declaration  that  a  voidable  contract  (such  as  one  entered  into  by  a  minor)  is  void.  —  Also termed disaffirmation. [Cases: Infants    58(1). C.J.S. Infants §§ 166, 172–174.] “Disaffirmance is an operative act whereby…

disaffirm  (dis-<<schwa>>-f<<schwa>>rm),   vb.1.  To   repudiate;  to  revoke  consent;  to disclaim the intent to be bound by an earlier transaction. 2. To declare (a voidable contract) to be void. [Blacks Law 8th]

disadvocare (dis-ad-v<<schwa>>-kair-ee), vb.[Law Latin] To deny; to disavow. [Blacks Law 8th]

disabling statute.See STATUTE. [Blacks Law 8th]

disabling restraints.Limits on the alienation of property. • These restraints are sometimes void as  being  against  public  policy.  [Cases:  Perpetuities    6(1).  C.J.S.  Perpetuities  §§  52,  55–68, 72–75.] [Blacks Law 8th]

disablement,n.1.  The  act  of  incapacitating  or  immobilizing.  2.  The  imposition  of  a  legal disability. [Blacks Law 8th]