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Definition of Disallowance:

The act of disallowing; refusal to admit or permit; rejection.

Synonyms:

interdiction, accept, turndown, taboo, allow.

prohibition (part of speech: noun)
- disapproval,
- curtailment,
- rejection,
- prohibition,
- prevention,
- bar,
- inhibition,
- ban,
- denial,
- forbiddance,
- restriction,
- preclusion,
- injunction,
- blockade,
- suppression,
- refusal,
- restraint,
- constraint
exclusion (part of speech: noun)
- denial,
- repudiation,
- abscission,
- banishment,
- relegation,
- excision,
- exile,
- disbarment,
- prohibition,
- elimination,
- proscription,
- boycott,
- exclusion,
- deportation,
- amputation,
- expatriation,
- excommunication,
- forbiddance,
- ostracism,
- rejection,
- extradition,
- ejection,
- removal,
- ban,
- eradication,
- renouncement
rejection (part of speech: noun)
- blackballing,
- rejection,
- denial,
- eradication,
- disapproval,
- ejection,
- repudiation,
- exclusion,
- elimination,
- expulsion,
- abandonment,
- blacklisting,
- curtailment

Usage examples:

The first offense by offending printers was to be punished by suspension from printing for three years, the second offense by permanent disallowance from printing, fine, imprisonment, and corporal punishment not extending to life or limb.

- "Our Legal Heritage, 4th Ed.", S. A. Reilly.
With an unthinking disallowance for the action of time, she had been expecting a young fellow of eight- and- twenty, brown- haired and ruddy.

- "Grey Roses", Henry Harland.
It was resolved that pending a decision on the former acting- Principal's memorial to Her Majesty's Council, protesting against the disallowance of his appointment, a temporary appointment of Principal be made.

- "McGill and its Story, 1821-1921", Cyrus Macmillan.