Legal Definition and Related Resources of Disown
Meaning of Disown
Synonyms of Disown
(Deny the validity), verb
- abjure
- abnegate
- affirm the contrary
- annul
- call in question
- challenge
- confute
- contest
- contradict
- contravene
- controvert
- countermand
- demur
- deny
- deny absolutely
- deny peremptorily
- deny the possibility
- deny wholly
- disaffirm
- disagree
- disallow
- disannul
- disavow
- disbelieve
- disclaim
- disprove
- disregard
- dissent
- forswear
- hold no brief for
- impugn
- infitiari
- invalidate
- negate
- negative
- not accept
- not admit
- not confirm
- not maintain
- nullify
- object
- oppose
- overrule
- protest
- rebut
- recant
- refuse credence
- refuse to accept
- refuse to admit
- refuse to corroborate
- refute
- reject
- render null and void
- repudiare
- repudiate
- rescind
- retract
- reverse
- revoke
- set aside
- set at nought
- stand up to
- take issue with
- traverse
- undo
- vacate
- void
(Refuse to acknowledge), verb
- abandon
- abjure
- alienate
- cast away
- cast off
- cede
- cut off
- cut out of one’s will
- deprive of hereditary succession
- deprive of the right to inherit
- disaffiliate
- disallow
- disclaim
- disclaim the responsibility for
- disdain
- disendow
- disinherit
- dispense with
- dispossess
- dispossess of hereditary right
- dissociate oneself
- divest
- divorce
- forsake
- get rid of
- give up
- have nothing to do with
- infitiari
- jettison
- let go
- not maintain
- oust
- part with
- rebuff
- refuse to recognize
- relinquish
- renounce
- repudiare
- repudiate
- repulse
- scorn
- spurn Associated Concepts: disown a child
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Grammar
This term is a verb.
Etimology of Disown
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1620s; see dis- + own (verb) in the sense “be responsible for, have legal authority over (and thus legal liability for).” Related: Disowned; disowning.
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