disallow
verb (used with object)
to refuse to allow; reject; veto.
have disallowed
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present perfectof disallow.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Lee: For the individuals claiming Silva bumped Sa, if that was the case they would have disallowed for a foul.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2024
Dallas contended officials could have disallowed the basket and let Mavericks defenders get in position of the inbound play.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 6, 2023
There is controversy during this opening game of the NFL playoffs, based on an inadvertent whistle by an official that potentially should have disallowed a Bengals’ touchdown.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 15, 2022
Some physicians say the unity they see at demonstrations has been a comfort after months of seeing patients struggling in isolation, as many hospitals have disallowed or strictly limited visitors during the Covid-19 crisis.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2020
They have on certain occasions decided that our government has gone wrong and can be compelled to pay damages; they have decided that certain orders in council were against international law and have disallowed them.
From Great Britain's Sea Policy A Reply to an American Critic reprinted from 'The Atlantic Monthly' by Gilbert Murray
