dis·claim

[dis-kleym]
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.
3.
to reject the claims or authority of.
verb (used without object)
4.
Law. to renounce or repudiate a legal claim or right.
5.
Obsolete. to disavow interest.
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Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Anglo-French disclaimer, desclamer. See dis-1, claim

un·dis·claimed, adjective

declaim, disclaim.
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disclaim (dɪsˈkleɪm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  (tr) to deny or renounce (any claim, connection, etc)
2.  (tr) to deny the validity or authority of
3.  law to renounce or repudiate (a legal claim or right)
 
disclamation
 
n

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disclaim
mid-15c., from Anglo-Fr. disclaimer, O.Fr. desclamer, from des- "dis-" + clamer (see claim).
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