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Meaning of disallowable | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Able to be disallowed.
  2. Not allowable; not to be suffered or permitted; which should not be allowed.

Examples

“But in the subsequent ages a Levite was not disallowable by years, neither by blemishes, but by voice; when his voice failed by reason of extreme old age, he was disabled from serving in the sanctuary.”
“Much of this legislation is not disallowable and thus falls outside parliamentary scrutiny (Argument 1992: 13).”
“Subscriptions and donations to political parties are usually disallowable but in the case of Morgan v Tate and Lyle Ltd (1954) a political donation to the Conservative Party was allowed because it was made in order to resist the nationalisation of the sugar industry proposed by the Labour Party […]”
“The Declaration is not disallowable and therefore was not gazetted.”
“Neutrality is always a thing dangerous and disallowable, because it offendeth all parties : he that is strong looketh to be assisted in his greatness, and he that is weak not being defended holdeth himself offended”
“Now in all these Cases the Reading of Heathen Authors for such unworthy Ends, was very disallowable, because it was always done with a manifest Neglect and Contempt of the Holy Scriptures, and therefore upon such Grounds deservedly forbidden by the Canons of the Church.”
“Memorable Testimonies against Swearing; / Collected out of the Writings of Gentiles, Jews, and Christians: Some of which were delivered to the World several Ages before Swear not at all was written by Matthew, or spoken by Christ.. Which makes Swearing, among Christians, so much the more disallowable.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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