disallow

Everyday

1. To officially refuse to accept something, especially a goal, point or claim, because it broke a rule. tree →
2. To not permit something. tree →

In the lessons

In sport, a referee may disallow a goal for offside or a foul. In school and law, a claim or answer can be disallowed if it breaks the rules. In computing, settings can disallow certain apps. Phrases: «disallow a goal», «the goal was disallowed».

Examples

• The referee disallowed the goal for offside. tree →
• Phones are disallowed during the exam. tree →
• The judge disallowed the late entry. tree →
• Our answer was disallowed because we used a calculator. tree →
• The app disallows chat for children under 13. tree →
• Fans groaned when the try was disallowed. tree →

Note

Regular verb. «Dis-» means not, so disallow means not allow. Most common in the passive: «the goal was disallowed». More formal than «not allow» or «ban».

In Jewish tradition

In the Torah, this means that a father or husband forbids a vow made by his daughter or wife on the day he hears it, and so cancels it.

Interpretation. The rabbis built a detailed law of annulling vows from this passage. The rule says that if the man stays silent on that day, the vow stands.

Examples

• and her husband heard it, and held his peace at her, and disallowed her not, then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she bound her soul shall stand. (Torah NUM.30.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth, none of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand; and the LORD will forgive her, because her father disallowed her. (Torah NUM.30.5, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Regular verb. «Dis-» means not, so disallow means not allow. Most common in the passive: «the goal was disallowed». More formal than «not allow» or «ban».