disclamation

[ dis-kluh-mey-shuhn ]

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noun

the act of disclaiming; renunciation; disavowal.

Origin of disclamation

¹

1585–95; <Medieval Latin disclamāt(us) (past participle of disclamāre to disclaim, probably <Anglo-French disclaimer;see -ate¹) + -ion

Other words from disclamation

dis·clam·a·to·ry [dis-klam-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /dɪsˈklæm əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective

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How to use disclamation in a sentence

But St. John's absenting himself from our solemn revels, so long before decreed, is flat mutiny and disclamation of allegiance.
The Fair Maid of Perth | Sir Walter Scott
I cannot tell with what sort of disclamation I sought to reply.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) | Robert Louis Stevenson
It may be guessed by some that I had a certain parish in my eye, and this makes it proper I should add a word of disclamation.
A Lowden Sabbath Morn | Robert Louis Stevenson

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