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Disaffirm

Repudiate; revoke consent; refuse to support former acts or agreements.

Disaffirm is commonly applied in situations where an individual has made an agreement and opts to cancel it, which he or she may do by right—such as a minor who disaffirms a contract.

A disaffirmance is a denial or nullification of the existence of something, as opposed to a revocation, which is the breaking of an existing agreement.

disaffirm

verb abjure, abnegate, abolish, challenge, conflict with, contravene, controvert, defy, demur, deny, differ, disaffiliate, disagree, disallow, disavow, disclaim, disown, dispute, disregard, dissent, forswear, gainsay, negate, object, oppose, oppugn, overrule, overturn, protest, raise objections, rebut, recant, refuse, refute, renounce, repudiate, resist, retract, reverse, run counter to, traverse
Associated concepts: disaffirmance of contract

disaffirm

1 to annul or reverse a decision.

2 to repudiate obligations.

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Through the affirmation, he or she has been taught to seek the truth, and eschew the lie, something made difficult for the disaffirmed one whose lies to himself or herself necessarily are experienced as insult or outright assault.

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(19) As a party to the North Atlantic Treaty, the Republic of Turkey has agreed to share criminal jurisdiction over members of the force in certain circumstances, (20) but since 1 October 1914, Turkey has disaffirmed its long history of capitulations.

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A contract approved by the court may not later be disaffirmed by the minor.

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in which case the Japanese Attorneys who so disaffirmed will be construed to commit a violation of the confidentiality obligation imposed under Article 23 of Chapter IV of the Practicing Attorney Law of Japan.

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By identifying with their intolerant and judgmental caretakers, these clients unconsciously convey to the therapist how it feels to be belittled and disaffirmed. Astute therapists can use their own feelings of resentment to empathically understand the client's childhood experience instead of being drawn into a reenactment of that experience.

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A minor has no obligation to make a full restitution of benefits received under a disaffirmed contract Id at 234-35.