tr.v., -lowed, -low·ing, -lows.

1. To refuse to allow: “[The government] disallowed his aging and dying parents any reunion with their only child” (John Simon).
2. To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper.

[Middle English disallowen, from Old French desalouer, to reprimand : des-, dis- + alouer, to approve; see allow.]

disallowable dis'al·low'a·ble adj.
disallowance dis'al·low'ance n.

verb

1. To refuse to allow: ban, debar, enjoin, forbid, inhibit, interdict, outlaw, prohibit, proscribe, taboo. See allow/prevent.
2. To be unwilling to grant: deny, refuse, turn down, withhold. See accept/reject.

v

Definition: reject, prohibit
Antonyms: allow, permit

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To exclude; reject; deny the force or validity of.

The term disallow is applied to such things as an insurance company's refusal to pay a claim.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - nægte at tillade, nægte at acceptere, afvise

Nederlands (Dutch)
niet toestaan, afkeuren, verwerpen

Français (French)
v. tr. - (gén) rejeter, (Jur) débouter, (Sport) refuser (un but)

Deutsch (German)
v. - verwerfen, nicht anerkennen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - απαγορεύω, (νομ.) απορρίπτω, (αθλοπ.) ακυρώνω (γκολ κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
rigettare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - recusar, rejeitar, reprovar

Русский (Russian)
отказать, отклонить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desaprobar, denegar, rechazar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bestrida, underkänna

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
不许, 驳回, 不准

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 不許, 駁回, 不准

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 금지하다, 거절하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 許さない, 認めない, 却下する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يرفض قبول شئ كشئ قانوني أو صحيح, لا يقبل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮דחה, פסל‬

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