disaffirmance

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dis·af·firm

(dĭs′ə-fûrm′)

tr.v. dis·af·firmed, dis·af·firm·ing, dis·af·firms Law

To reject (a determination or obligation that is subject to approval).

dis′af·fir′mance (dĭs′ə-fûr′məns), dis·af′fir·ma′tion (dĭs-ăf′ər-mā′shən) n.

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disaffirmance

noun

A refusal to grant the truth of a statement or charge:

contradiction, denial, disaffirmation, disclaimer, negation, rejection.

Law: traversal.

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(44) Corrective actions could conceivably take many forms, including the reporting of the violation to others in the corporation, resignation, or disaffirmance of work product.