"disafforestation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: disafforestations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From post-classical Latin disafforestatio (13th cent.), from the participial stem of Latin disafforestare. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|disafforestare}} Latin disafforestare Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} disafforestation (countable and uncountable, plural disafforestations)
  1. (law, now historical) The change in the legal status of an area from forest to that of normal land, entailing the loss of forest laws. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-disafforestation-en-noun-wDTEG-BY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Topics: law
  2. (now rare) Deforestation. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-disafforestation-en-noun-OpK2~64Y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: disafforestment

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