disclaimer

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as in waiver
a document containing a declaration of an intentional giving up of a right, claim, or privilege one brother filed a disclaimer, allowing all of the estate to go to his poorer siblings

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Recent Examples on the Web But Cuarón’s opening disclaimer doesn’t stop there. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2024 One day, a package arrives addressed to Catherine, containing a pseudonymous novel that opens with the disclaimer that any resemblance between fiction and fact is intentional. Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024 Many other versions of the claim also included such a disclaimer. Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024 The opening of The Apprentice — the controversial film about Donald Trump’s relationship with his former lawyer and advisor Roy Cohn and the latter’s influence on the future U.S. president — features a disclaimer saying some elements about the story have been fictionalized. Eric Andersson, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for disclaimer 

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“Disclaimer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disclaimer. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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