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disafforest definition

dis·af·for·est (dis′ə fôr′ist, dis′e fôr′-)

transitive verb

Eng. Law to reduce from the legal status of a forest to that of ordinary land

Etymology: ML disafforestare: see dis- & afforest

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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