disclaimer

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

2

a : denial, disavowal b : repudiation

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

Related to DISCLAIMER

Synonyms: waiver, quitclaim, release

Antonyms: acknowledgment (or acknowledgement), admission, avowal, confirmation

Related Words: dispensation, exemption, indemnity; abdication, relinquishment, renouncement; handover, renunciation, surrender

Near Antonyms: concession, confession; affirmation, assertion, declaration; attestation, corroboration, documentation, substantiation, testament, testimony, validation

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Rhymes with DISCLAIMER

acclaimer, declaimer, defamer, exclaimer, inflamer, nicknamer, proclaimer