disclaim

[ dis-kleym ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to deny or repudiate interest in or connection with; disavow; disown: disclaiming all participation.

  2. Law. to renounce a claim or right to.

  1. to reject the claims or authority of.

verb (used without object)
  1. Law. to renounce or repudiate a legal claim or right.

  2. Obsolete. to disavow interest.

Origin of disclaim

1
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Anglo-French disclaimer, desclamer. See dis-1, claim

Other words from disclaim

  • un·dis·claimed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for disclaim

disclaim

/ (dɪsˈkleɪm) /


verb
  1. (tr) to deny or renounce (any claim, connection, etc)

  2. (tr) to deny the validity or authority of

  1. law to renounce or repudiate (a legal claim or right)

Derived forms of disclaim

  • disclamation (ˌdɪskləˈmeɪʃən), noun

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