What does disclaim mean?
Definitions for disclaim
dɪsˈkleɪmdis·claim
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Princeton's WordNet
disclaimverb
renounce a legal claim or title to
disclaimverb
make a disclaimer about
"He disclaimed any responsibility"
Wiktionary
disclaimverb
To renounce all claim to; to deny ownership of or responsibility for; to disown; to disavow; to reject.
disclaimverb
To deny, as a claim; to refuse.
disclaimverb
To relinquish or deny having a claim; to disavow another's claim; to decline accepting, as an estate, interest, or office.
Etymology: From disclaimer, from desclamer (French: déclamer), des- + clamer.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Disclaimverb
To disown; to deny any knowledge of; to retract any union with; to abrogate; to renounce.
Etymology: dis and claim.
You cowardly rascal! nature disclaims all share in thee: a taylor made thee. William Shakespeare, King Lear.
He calls the gods to witness their offence;
Disclaims the war, asserts his innocence. John Dryden, Æn. b. vii.Let crooked steel invade
The lawless troops which discipline disclaim,
And their superfluous growth with rigour tame. John Dryden, Virg.We find our Lord, on all occasions, disclaiming all pretensions to a temporal kingdom. John Rogers, Sermon 9.
Very few, among those who profess themselves Christians, disclaim all concern for their souls, disown the authority, or renounce the expectations of the gospel. John Rogers, Sermon 13.
Wikipedia
disclaim
A disclaimer is generally any statement intended to specify or delimit the scope of rights and obligations that may be exercised and enforced by parties in a legally recognized relationship. In contrast to other terms for legally operative language, the term disclaimer usually implies situations that involve some level of uncertainty, waiver, or risk. A disclaimer may specify mutually agreed and privately arranged terms and conditions as part of a contract; or may specify warnings or expectations to the general public (or some other class of persons) in order to fulfill a duty of care owed to prevent unreasonable risk of harm or injury. Some disclaimers are intended to limit exposure to damages after a harm or injury has already been suffered. Additionally, some kinds of disclaimers may represent a voluntary waiver of a right or obligation that may be owed to the disclaimant. Disclaimers vary in terms of their uniformity. Some may vary depending on the specific context and parties involved, while other types of disclaimers may strictly adhere to a uniform and established set of formalities that are rarely or never modified, except under official authority. Some of these formal disclaimers are required pursuant to industry regulation, qualification for protection under a safe harbor, and other situations where the exact wording of a particular clause or document may be dispositive in the event of a legal dispute. (See e.g., Product liability, Toxicity class, Rule against perpetuities, Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act.) The presence of a disclaimer in a legally binding agreement does not necessarily guarantee that the terms of the disclaimer will be recognized and enforced in a legal dispute. There may be other legal considerations that render a disclaimer void either in whole or part.
ChatGPT
disclaim
To disclaim is to deny any responsibility or association with something, or to deny a claim or refuse to accept any connection or acknowledge the validity of something. It can also refer to renouncing one's personal or legal claim to something.
Webster Dictionary
Disclaimverb
to renounce all claim to deny; ownership of, or responsibility for; to disown; to disavow; to reject
Disclaimverb
to deny, as a claim; to refuse
Disclaimverb
to relinquish or deny having a claim; to disavow another's claim; to decline accepting, as an estate, interest, or office
Disclaimverb
to disavow or renounce all part, claim, or share
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Disclaim
dis-klām′, v.t. to renounce all claim to: to refuse to acknowledge or be responsible for: to reject.—v.i. to give up all claim (with in).—ns. Disclaim′er, a denial, disavowal, or renunciation; Disclamā′tion, a disavowal. [O. Fr. disclaimer—L. dis, apart, clamāre, to cry out.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of disclaim in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of disclaim in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of disclaim in a Sentence
Responsiblity is a unique concept. It can only reside and inhere in a single individual. You may share it with others, but your portion is not diminished. You may delegate it, but it is still with you. You may disclaim it, but you cannot divest yourself of it.
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