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Meaning of disapply | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To decline to apply a rule or law that previously applied

transitive

Examples

“If we were to accept Amendment No. 144D, the effect of that would be to disapply the definition from properties that are not yet on the market.”
“Article 4 does not require Italy to disapply its domestic legislation governing the sale of insect repellent products on the ground that, in another Member State, Germany in this instance, their marketing is not subject to any authorisation or registration.”
“The hard-right New Conservatives grouping demanded that Sunak’s new legislation “must disapply the Human Rights Act”, while the former home secretary Suella Braverman, who was sacked by Sunak last week, said the new bill must exclude all avenues of legal challenge.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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