2. (Law)
Defn: Overthrow or annulment by the decision of a superior tribunal; as, disaffirmance of judgment.
DISAFFIRMATION
Dis*af`fir*ma"tion, n.
Defn: The act of disaffirming; negation; refutation.
DISAFFOREST
Dis`af*for"est, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disafforested; p. pr. & vb. n.
Disafforesting.] Etym: [Pref. dis- + afforest: cf. OF. desaforester.]
(Eng. Law)
Defn: To reduce from the privileges of a forest to the state of common ground; to exempt from forest laws. By charter 9 Henry III. many forests were disafforested. Blackstone.
DISAGGREGATE
Dis*ag"gre*gate, v. t.
Defn: To destroy the aggregation of; to separate into component parts, as an aggregate mass.
DISAGGREGATION
Dis*ag`gre*ga"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. désagrégation.]
Defn: The separation of an aggregate body into its component parts.