disclaimer
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dis·claim·er

noun \-ˈklā-mər\

Definition of DISCLAIMER

1
a : a denial or disavowal of legal claim : relinquishment of or formal refusal to accept an interest or estate
b : a writing that embodies a legal disclaimer

Examples of DISCLAIMER

  1. The documentary opens with a disclaimer that many of its scenes are fictional re-creations of real events.
  2. <one brother filed a disclaimer, allowing all of the estate to go to his poorer siblings>

First Known Use of DISCLAIMER

15th century

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