1
as in to deny
to declare not to be true
disallowing the philosophical concept of free will
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2
as in to refuse
to be unwilling to grant
disallowed the defendant's request for a new trial
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Recent Examples of disallow
In the unanimous decision written by Justice Steven D. Ecker, the court adopted PURA’s argument on disallowing Aquarion’s costliest claim, the $42 million investment on water system improvements.
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025
The San Diego Superior Court did not respond to a request for comment; ethics rules disallow judges from commenting on pending cases.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
India disallows it to maintain legal and administrative clarity, offering Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) status instead, which grants limited privileges without full citizenship.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Closer review: England forward Alessia Russo’s opening goal against France was disallowed for a marginal offside ruling on Beth Mead.
—Emily Olsen, New York Times, 8 July 2025
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025
The San Diego Superior Court did not respond to a request for comment; ethics rules disallow judges from commenting on pending cases.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
India disallows it to maintain legal and administrative clarity, offering Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) status instead, which grants limited privileges without full citizenship.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Closer review: England forward Alessia Russo’s opening goal against France was disallowed for a marginal offside ruling on Beth Mead.
—Emily Olsen, New York Times, 8 July 2025
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The goal of Gastineau’s memorandum is to convince U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer, who is presiding over the case, to deny the motion to dismiss and advance the case into pretrial discovery.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Shaw then asked if her boyfriend or a friend could pick up her son since his documents were up to date, but she was again denied, Thorward said.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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Agencies refused to release Neal’s autopsy and the Florida Highway Patrol’s report of the crash, and the Orange-Osceola State Attorney’s Office had declined to comment on whether further charges are pending.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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While many rideshare companies refuse to pay affiliate commissions, Obi has built a parallel revenue stream via a data business selling anonymized, aggregated insights.—
Sindhya Valloppillil,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Evers himself rejected Underly’s request to repeal a state law requiring teachers to pass the Foundations of Reading Test to obtain certain teaching licenses.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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After twice rejecting Trump, Nevadans ousted a Democratic governor in 2022 and helped Trump back to the White House in 2024.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Tennessee will move forward with the execution of death row inmate Byron Black at 10 a.m. Aug. 5 after both Gov. Bill Lee and the U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene.—
Kelly Puente,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Aug. 2025
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This had been favored by the union, but Canada Post had declined due to the lengthiness that a third-party negotiation process would likely require, particularly as the courier fights through its financial struggles.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Aug. 2025
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Though Sun president Jennifer Rizzotti refuted that the deal was done, and the WNBA released a statement reiterating that its Board of Governors must approve any move, the threat of a sale and relocation hangs over the franchise.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
4 Aug. 2025
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Scientists and fact-checking organizations have widely refuted these myths.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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“Disallow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disallow. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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