Disaffirmation

/ˌdɪsəfərˈmeɪʃən/ noun

Definition

The action or process of disaffirming or the state of being disaffirmed.

Etymology

From disaffirm + -ation (suffix creating nouns from verbs). This form emphasizes the action itself rather than the legal consequence, emerging in legal English during the 19th century.

Kelly Says

While disaffirmance is the legal result, disaffirmation is the action itself—it's like the difference between 'the court's reversal' versus 'the court reversing the decision,' and this distinction matters in legal documents.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መን相
men-xa
ARالعربية
نفي
nafi
BNবাংলা
স্বীকার
swee-kaar
CACatalà
denegació
de-ne-ga-ció
CSČeština
zavracení
za-vra-ce-ni
DADansk
afvisning
af-vis-ning
DEDeutsch
Ablehnung
a-bleh-nung
ELΕλληνικά
αντιρρήση
an-ti-rre-si
ESEspañol
desafirmación
des-af-ir-ma-sión
FAفارسی
رد
red
FISuomi
kiellon
kie-llon
FRFrançais
désaffirmation
de-zaf-ir-ma-syon
GUGU
પ્રતિકાર
pri-ti-kaar
HAHA
na'a
na-a
HEעברית
כחול
khol
HIहिन्दी
अस्वीकृति
as-vee-kre-tee
HUMagyar
tagadása
ta-ga-da-sa
IDBahasa Indonesia
penolakan
pe-no-la-kan
IGIG
ike
ee-keh
ITItaliano
negazione
ne-ga-zio-ne
JA日本語
否定
hie-tei
KKKK
қайтару
kai-ta-ru
KMKM
ប្រឆាំង
bra-cha-ang
KO한국어
부인
bu-in
MRMR
अस्वीकार
as-vee-kaar
MSBahasa Melayu
penyangkalan
pen-yan-ga-lan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျကျ
cha-cha
NLNederlands
ontkenning
ont-ken-ning
NONorsk
fornektelse
for-nek-telse
PAPA
ਅਵਮਾਨ
a-va-maan
PLPolski
zaprzeczenie
zap-rzec-ze-nie
PTPortuguês
desafirmação
de-za-fir-ma-ção
RORomână
negație
ne-ga-tie
RUРусский
отрицание
ot-ri-za-niye
SVSvenska
förnekelse
för-ne-kelse
SWKiswahili
ukataa
u-ka-taa
TAதமிழ்
மறுப்பு
mar-pu
TEతెలుగు
పోల్చడం
pol-cha-dam
THไทย
ปฏิเสธ
bat-i-set
TLTL
pagtanggi
pa-g-tan-gi
TRTürkçe
reddetme
re-det-me
UKУкраїнська
заперечення
za-pere-chennya
URاردو
رد
rad
VITiếng Việt
phản bác
phan-bak
YOYO
gbe
gbe
ZH中文
否认
fǒu rén
ZUZU
ukuthi
u-ku-thi

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