disallow

[ dis-uh-lou ]

/ ˌdɪs əˈlaʊ /

to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.

to refuse to admit the truth or validity of: to disallow the veracity of a report.

Origin of disallow

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Old French word desallouer. See dis-¹, allow

dis·al·low·a·ble, adjective dis·al·low·a·ble·ness, noun dis·al·low·ance, noun

As to the disallowance of Colonial bills, see pp. 202-5, ante.

England's Case Against Home Rule |Albert Venn Dicey
The supposed grounds for disallowance are in reality only marks of inferiority.

Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume II (of 4) |George Grote
The disallowance is published in Victoria on the 1st of May.

England's Case Against Home Rule |Albert Venn Dicey
Before he left Canada he proclaimed the act of indemnity, and notified her majesty's disallowance of the ordinance.

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. |E. Farr and E. H. Nolan

They however addressed their governor to obtain, if possible, a disallowance of the exactions of Wilmot.

The History of Tasmania, Volume I (of 2) |John West

disallow

/ (ˌdɪsəˈlaʊ) /

to reject as untrue or invalid

to cancel

disallowable, adjective disallowance, noun