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disafforest [dis΄ə fôr′ist, dis′e fôr΄ist]vt.Eng. Law to reduce from the legal status of a forest to that of ordinary land
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Disafforest — Dis af*for est, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disafforested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disafforesting}.] [Pref. dis + afforest: cf. OF. desaforester.] (Eng. Law) To reduce from the privileges of a forest to the state of common ground; to exempt from forest laws.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disafforest — [dis΄ə fôr′ist, dis′e fôr΄ist] vt. [ML disafforestare: see DIS & AFFOREST] Eng. Law to reduce from the legal status of a forest to that of ordinary land … English World dictionary
disafforest — verb To deforest See Also: disafforestation … Wiktionary
disafforest — dis·af·for·est || ‚dɪsÉ™ fÉ’rɪst v. clear of forest or trees; to disforest … English contemporary dictionary
disafforest — [ˌdɪsə fɒrɪst] verb 1》 another term for deforest. 2》 English Law, historical reduce (a district) from the legal status of forest to that of ordinary land. Derivatives disafforestation noun disafforestment noun … English new terms dictionary
disafforest — dis·afforest … English syllables
disafforest — /dɪsəˈfɒrəst/ (say disuh foruhst) verb (t) → deforest. {Medieval Latin disafforestāre} –disafforestation, noun …
disafforest — /disafohrsst/ To restore to their former condition lands which have been turned into forests. To remove from the operation of the forest laws. 2 Bl. Comm. 416 … Black's law dictionary
disafforest — /disafohrsst/ To restore to their former condition lands which have been turned into forests. To remove from the operation of the forest laws. 2 Bl. Comm. 416 … Black's law dictionary
disafforest — To release a forest from the operation of the forest laws. Many forests were thus stripped of their oppressive privileges and regulations by the Charta de Foresta, 9 Henry 111. See 2 Bl Comm 416 … Ballentine's law dictionary
