disallow
verb (used with object)
to refuse to allow; reject; veto.
disallows
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present tense formof disallow (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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But his claim was rejected by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals under a 1994 precedent that disallows using such lawsuits to collaterally attack criminal convictions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025
It is not uncommon for inductees to be added to the hall of fame posthumously, but the association’s rule specifically disallows artists to be elected in the year of their death.
From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2024
He noted the "collateral estoppel" doctrine in the case that disallows Trump and Habba from attempting to "relitigate the first trial."
From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2024
Jin, who turned 30 in December, had faced an impending conscription because the law disallows most South Korean men from further delaying their services after they turn 30.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
It has conformably been proclaimed by Dharmakírti: "To one who disallows perception the vision of objects is not competent."
From The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha Review of the Different Systems of Hindu Philosophy by Madhava Acharya
