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disclaim

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dis⋅claim

  [dis-kleym]
Use disclaim in a Sentence
–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.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < AF disclaimer, desclamer. See dis- 1 , claim
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dis·claim   (dĭs-klām')   
v.   dis·claimed, dis·claim·ing, dis·claims

v.   tr.

  1. To deny or renounce any claim to or connection with; disown.

  2. To deny the validity of; repudiate.

  3. Law To renounce one's right or claim to.

v.   intr. Law
To renounce a right or claim.

[Middle English disclaimen, from Anglo-Norman desclaimer : des-, dis- + claimer, to claim (from Latin clāmāre, to cry out; see claim).]
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: dis·claim
Pronunciation: dis-'klAm
Function: intransitive verb
: to make a disclaimer transitive verb 1 : to reject or relinquish a claim to (as an interest in an estate)
2 a : to deny or reject the right, validity, or authority of b : to negate or limit the rights under (a warranty) —dis·claim·ant /-'klA-m&nt/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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