disallow

From Middle English disallowen, desallowen, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman desalouer, Old French desalöer; synchronically analyzable as dis- +‎ allow.

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɪsəˈlaʊ/
• Rhymes: -aʊ

disallow (third-person singular simple present disallows, present participle disallowing, simple past and past participle disallowed)

1. To refuse to allow

   The prisoners were disallowed to contact with a lawyer.

2. To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper

   The goal was disallowed because the player was offside.

   • 2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport‎:

     England will regard it as a measure of justice for Frank Lampard's disallowed goal against Germany in Bloemfontein at the 2010 World Cup - but it was also an illustration of how they rode their luck for long periods in front of a predictably partisan home crowd.

• See also Thesaurus:prohibit

• disallowance