DISAFFIRMANCE

disaffirmance (dis-[schwa]-f[schwa]rm-[schwa]nts). 1. An act of denial; a repudiation, as of an earlier transaction. [Cases: Contracts 272. C.J.S. Contracts §§ 471, 484.] 2. A declaration that a voidable contract (such as one entered into by a minor) is void. — Also termed disaffirmation. [Cases: Infants 58(1). C.J.S. Infants §§ 166, 172–174.] “Disaffirmance is an operative […]