disclaimer

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A denial, disavowal, or renunciation, as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate.

   Subject to the provisions of this section, any person who, after the commencement of this Act, succeeds to a peerage in the peerage of England, Scotland, Great Britain or the United Kingdom may, by an instrument of disclaimer delivered to the Lord Chancellor within the period prescribed by this Act, disclaim that peerage for his life.

2. 2
   noun

   A disclosure of an interest, relationship, or the like.

   It interviewed, among others, the director of Vasant Valley School, owned by the same family that part-owns Mail Today. No disclaimer was carried stating as much.

3. 3
   verb

   To disclaim or disavow, as by appending a legal disclaimer.

   When you can hear your lover say that painful thing straight up, without a lot of disclaimering or softening to make sure that your feelings will be hurt as little as possible, […].

4. 4
   noun

   denial of any connection with or knowledge of

Partly from Middle English discleymer, from Anglo-Norman desclamer; and partly from disclaim + -er.

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