Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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disaffirm
To repudiate; to revoke consent; to disclaim the mtE'nt to bebound by an earlier transaction. 2. To declare (a voidable contract) to be void.
disaffirmance
An act of denial; a repudiation, as of an earlier transaction. 2. A declaration that a voidable contract (such as one entered into by a minor) is void. - Also termed disaffirmation."Disaffirmance is an operative act whereby the legal relations created by an infant's contract are terminated and discharged and other legal relations substituted. Inasmuch as the infant's executory promise does not operate to create any legal duty in him