Disavow
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
To deny the authority by which an agent pretends to have acted, as It is the duty of the principal to fulfill the contracts which have been entered into by his authorized agent; and when an agent has exceeded his authority, he ought prompt- 'ly to disavow such act, so that the other party may have his remedy against the agent. See "Agent"; "Principal."
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
To deny the authority by which an agent pretends to have acted, as when he has exceeded the bounds of his authority. It is the duty of the principal to fulfil the contracts which have been entered into by his authorized agent; and when an agent has exceeded his authority he ought promptly to disavow such act, so that the other party may have his remedy against the agent. See Agent; Principal.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Torepudiate the unauthorized acts of an agent; to deny the authority by which he assumed to act.