disaffirmance

plural disaffirmances

1. countableuncountablelawThe act of disaffirming; denial.
2. countableuncountablelawOverthrow or annulment by the decision of a superior tribunal

   disaffirmance of judgement

3. UScountableuncountablelawAnnulment of a contract or obligation, such as one agreed by someone who was underage at the time, and has attained age of majority.

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   Under California law, a minor may make a contract in the same manner as an adult, “subject to the power of disaffirmance,” according to the judge’s decision. In this case, the six children who signed on to Epic’s end user license agreement, which contains the arbitration clause, claim that by filing the lawsuit they have disaffirmed the agreement and that they are no longer bound by it.

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