DISAFFIRM

Etymology

Verb

disaffirm (third-person singular simple present disaffirms, present participle disaffirming, simple past and past participle disaffirmed)

To deny, contradict or repudiate

Source: Wiktionary


Dis`af*firm", v. t.

1. To assert the contrary of; to contradict; to deny; -- said of that which has been asserted.

2. (Law)

Definition: To refuse to confirm; to annul, as a judicial decision, by a contrary judgment of a superior tribunal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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