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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That's also when Chmura denied the prosecution's motion to exclude evidence, specifically the 0.198 blood-alcohol level of the driver of the Durango, Hayden, which is more than twice the legal limit for a driver in Michigan.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
15 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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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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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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The Attorney General’s Office declined to comment on the complaint, which was filed in March 2025.—
Mary Jo Pitzl,
AZCentral.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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The Current declined to comment and referred all requests to the NWSL.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
17 Aug. 2025
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Newhouse refuted the notion that people were going to lose access to health care.—
Saige Miller,
NPR,
15 Aug. 2025
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Several of Gupta’s accounts of the night are being refuted by authorities and the public.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Disallow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disallow. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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