DISCLAIMER

disavowal, disclaimer

(noun) denial of any connection with or knowledge of

disclaimer

(noun) (law) a voluntary repudiation of a person’s legal claim to something

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

disclaimer (plural disclaimers)

One who disclaims, disowns, or renounces.

A public disavowal, as of responsibility, pretensions, claims, opinions, etc.

(legal) A denial, disavowal, or renunciation, as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate.

(proscribed) A disclosure of an interest, relationship, or the like.

Usage notes

• The use in the sense of a disclosure rather than a disavowal is a recent extension in meaning that disregards the etymology and may be considered incorrect usage.

Source: Wiktionary


Dis*claim"er, n.

1. One who disclaims, disowns, or renounces.

2. (Law)

Definition: A denial, disavowal, or renunciation, as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate. Burrill.

3. A public disavowal, as of pretensions, claims, opinions, and the like. Burke.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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