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dis⋅cla⋅ma⋅tion

  [dis-kluh-mey-shuhn]
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–noun
the act of disclaiming; renunciation; disavowal.
Origin:
1585–95; < ML disclamāt(us) (ptp. of disclamāre to disclaim, prob. < AF disclaimer; see -ate 1 ) + -ion

Related forms:
dis⋅clam⋅a⋅to⋅ry  [dis-klam-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
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dis·cla·ma·tion   (dĭs'klə-mā'shən)   
n.  The act or an instance of disavowing; renunciation.

[Medieval Latin disclāmātiō, disclāmātiōn-, from disclāmātus, past participle of disclāmāre, to disclaim, probably from Anglo-Norman desclaimer, disclamer; see disclaim.]
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