disallowance

/D IH0 S AH0 L AW1 AH0 N S/
noun
  1. 1

    The action of not allowing, or of withdrawing allowance.

  2. 2

    (law, politics) A power a higher level authority has to disallow particular legislation of the lower level jurisdiction; such as a federal government disallowing state/provincial legislation, or the British monarch disallowing colonial legislation.

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