disclaimer
noun
dis·claim·er
dis-ˈklā-mər 
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
b
Examples of disclaimer in a Sentence
The documentary opens with a disclaimer that many of its scenes are “fictional re-creations” of real events.
one brother filed a disclaimer, allowing all of the estate to go to his poorer siblings
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Click here for the full disclaimer.
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Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Eventually, censored animations of Muhammad aired with disclaimers from Comedy Central, but only after Parker and Stone’s refusal to address the issue before broadcast.
—Nick Marx, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
One of the women, Sam, 23, remembers learning about contraceptives in an 8th grade class, with a disclaimer not to use them.
—Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
The warnings cited in the FIDO documents read like funny disclaimers, listing numerous conditions and assumptions before concluding that passkeys can be used securely.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
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Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Eventually, censored animations of Muhammad aired with disclaimers from Comedy Central, but only after Parker and Stone’s refusal to address the issue before broadcast.
—Nick Marx, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
One of the women, Sam, 23, remembers learning about contraceptives in an 8th grade class, with a disclaimer not to use them.
—Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
The warnings cited in the FIDO documents read like funny disclaimers, listing numerous conditions and assumptions before concluding that passkeys can be used securely.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disclaimer
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“Disclaimer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disclaimer. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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disclaimer
noun
dis·claim·er
dis-ˈklā-mər
: an act of disclaiming : a statement that denies responsibility : denial
Legal Definition
disclaimer
noun
dis·claim·er
dis-ˈklā-mər
1
: a refusal or disavowal of something that one has a right to claim
specifically
: a relinquishment or formal refusal to accept an interest or estate see also qualified disclaimer
2
: a denial of responsibility for a thing or act: as
a
: a negation or limitation of the rights under a warranty given by a seller to a buyer
b
: a denial of coverage by an insurance company
3
: a writing that embodies a disclaimer
Etymology
Anglo-French desclamer, from desclamer to disavow, deny, from Old French des-, prefix marking reversal + clamer to claim see claim
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