Disaffirmance

The act by which a person who has entered into a voidable contract, as, for example, an infant, disagrees to such contract, and declares he will not abide by it. Disaf Srmance is express or implied, — the former, when the declaration is made in terms that the party will not abide by the contract; the latter, when he does an act which plainly manifests his determination not to abide by it; as where an infant made a deed for his land, and on coming of age he made a deed for the same land to another. 2 Dev. & B. (N. C.) 320; 10 Pet. (U. S.) 58; 13 Mass. 371, 375.

The act by which a person who has entered into a voidable contract, as, for example, an infant, disagrees to such contract and declares he will. not abide by it. Disaffirmance is expressed or implied: — the former, when the declaration that the party will not abide by the contract is made in terms; the latter, when he does an act which plainly manifests his determination not to abide by it: as, where an infant made a deed for his land, and on coming of age he made a deed for the same land to anof Worcester v. Eaton, 13 Mass. 371, 375, 7 Am. Dec. 155.

The repudiation of a former transaction. The refusal by one who has the right to refuse, (as in the case of a voidable contract,) to abide by his former acts, or accept the legal consequences of the same. It may either be “express” (in words) or “implied” from acts expressing the intention of the partly to disregard the obligations of the contract.