Disclaimer
[dɪs'kleɪmə] or [dɪs'klemɚ]
Definition
(noun.) (law) a voluntary repudiation of a person's legal claim to something.
Typist: Morton--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) One who disclaims, disowns, or renounces.
(n.) A denial, disavowal, or renunciation, as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate.
(n.) A public disavowal, as of pretensions, claims, opinions, and the like.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1].Disavowal.[2].(Law.) Renunciation (of a claim or a title), relinquishment.
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Examples
- LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the Right of Replacement or Refund described in paragraph 1. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- But in spite of his disclaimer he began to consider whether he could make a machine that would help to separate the seed from the cotton. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- A disclaimer of the sentiments attributed to me burned on my lips, but I extinguished the flame. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
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