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DISCLAIM
disclaim
(verb) make a disclaimer about; “He disclaimed any responsibility”
disclaim
(verb) renounce a legal claim or title to
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
disclaim (third-person singular simple present disclaims, present participle disclaiming, simple past and past participle disclaimed)
To renounce all claim to; to deny ownership of or responsibility for; to disown; to disavow; to reject.
To deny, as a claim; to refuse.
(legal) To relinquish or deny having a claim; to disavow another's claim; to decline accepting, as an estate, interest, or office.
Synonyms
• (renounce all claim to): disavow, disown, repudiate, renounce; See also repudiate
• (deny as a claim): refuse
• (relinquish or deny having a claim)
Anagrams
• limacids, milacids
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*claim", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disclaimed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disclaiming.]
1. To renounce all claim to deny; ownership of, or responsibility for; to disown; to disavow; to reject. He calls the gods to witness their offense; Disclaims the war, asserts his innocence. Dryden. He disclaims the authority of Jesus. Farmer.
2. To deny, as a claim; to refuse. The payment was irregularly made, if not disclaimed. Milman.
3. (Law)
Definition: To relinquish or deny having a claim; to disavow another's claim; to decline accepting, as an estate, interest, or office. Burrill.
Syn.
– To disown; disavow; renounce; repudiate.
Dis*claim", v. t.
Definition: To disavow or renounce all part, claim, or share. Blackstone. Disclaim in, Disclaim from, to disown; to disavow. [Obs.] "Nature disclaims in thee." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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