Definition
To reject or deny the validity of a previous statement or legal decision, especially in court proceedings.
Etymology
From dis- (meaning to reverse or undo) + affirm (from Latin affirmare, to make firm). The term became prominent in legal contexts during the 18th century to describe when a higher court reverses a lower court's decision.
Kelly Says
In law, disaffirm is the opposite of affirm—it's how appellate courts essentially say 'we were wrong' or 'that shouldn't have been decided that way.' It's fascinating because the same word can mean both reversing a court decision AND rejecting a contract you made as a minor, which shows how versatile legal vocabulary becomes.
Translations
BNবাংলা
স্বীকার না করা
swee-kaar na kor-a
CACatalà
desvincular
de-svin-cu-lar
CSČeština
zpochybnit
z-pochyb-nit
DADansk
fortryde
for-try-de
DEDeutsch
bestreiten
bes-trei-ten
ELΕλληνικά
αναιρεί
an-air-ee
ESEspañol
desafirmar
de-sa-fee-r-mar
FRFrançais
désigner
de-zee-n-ay
GUGU
સંકળાયેલ નથી
san-kal-ay-e-l na-thee
HIहिन्दी
अस्वीकार करना
as-vee-kaar karna
HUMagyar
megtagadni
meg-ta-g-a-dni
IDBahasa Indonesia
menolak
me-no-lak
ITItaliano
disaffirmare
di-sa-fee-r-mar-e
KO한국어
부정하다
bu-jeong-ha-da
MSBahasa Melayu
menolak
me-no-lak
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲ
pyawng-lay
NLNederlands
ontkennen
ont-ken-nen
NONorsk
fornekte
for-nek-te
PLPolski
zaprzeczyć
zap-rzeczy-t
PTPortuguês
desafirmar
de-z-fee-lee-mar
RUРусский
отрицание
ot-ri-za-niye
SVSvenska
förneka
for-ne-ka
TAதமிழ்
மறுத்து
ma-ru-thu
TEతెలుగు
ఒకించు
o-ki-nchu
TRTürkçe
reddetmek
red-det-mek
UKУкраїнська
заперечувати
za-pe-re-chu-vaty
VITiếng Việt
phủ nhận
phu-nhan
ZUZU
ngaphansi
ngap-han-see